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Cryotherapy: Very Few Proven Benefits but Very Real Side Effects

Dans un nouveau rapport, les chercheurs de l’Inserm se sont penchés sur la cryothérapie, une technique exposant l’organisme pendant 2 à 3 minutes à un froid intense allant de -110 à -170°C. ...

04 Sep 2019 | Public health

Biological Engineering: Marine Vessels

Researchers are aiming to produce flexible and malleable substitute materials to replace defective small blood vessels. The team led by Didier Letourneur, in Inserm Unit 1148, took inspiration from the composition of algae when designing polysaccharide-based vessels. ...

06 Sep 2016 | Health technologies

Rare genetic obesity: promising results from a clinical trial

POMC (proopiomelanocortin) deficiency obesity is an orphan disease which has been described in 50 patients to date, although it is estimated to affect 100–500 people worldwide. Although there is currently no specific treatment, a publication in NEJM reports promising results from a ...

05 Sep 2016 | Circulation, metabolism, nutrition

Schizophrenics: type of birth and particularities of the disease

Selon plusieurs études, les bébés nés par césariennes seraient plus susceptibles de développer certains troubles mentaux dont la schizophrénie, lorsque leur cerveau a souffert d’un manque d’oxygène. Les chercheurs de l’Inserm ont comparé deux populations de patients schizophrènes : nés par voie ...

26 Jul 2016 | Neurosciences, cognitives sciences, neurology and psychiatry

Centenarian athletes: flawless performances?

When the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics are held, some centenarian athletes will be able to witness this competition, 80 years after their own participation for some of them. An Inserm study conducted by researchers from Unit 1093, “Cognition, Motor Activity and Sensorimotor ...

08 Jul 2016 | Public health

(Im)migration and Health

Many people are now arriving in France, after leaving their country of origin, fleeing war or extreme poverty. Whether they are migrants or immigrants, these populations are exposed to precarious circumstances and difficult living conditions. What does this mean for their health? ...

07 Jul 2016 |

Academic Doping: Psychostimulant Use Among Medical Students

Under severe pressure owing to an intense workload, medical students are attempting to boost their performance by any means. An Inserm study has revealed possible psychostimulant use among a third of these students. ...

27 May 2016 | Public health