Science & Santé is the education and science news magazine issued by Inserm, with 25,000 copies published every two months. It keeps you up to date on discoveries, debates and questions concerning biomedical research. It celebrates its second anniversary with a “General Issues” article on epigenetics that will be published in the November/December issue (No. 11) of the magazine
Catégorie de C est dans l air: Event
Pregnancy and the risk of pre-eclampsia
The International Biology Congress took place on 7, 8 and 9 November inParis.
The French clinical biology association in charge of organising the congress covered the theme of pregnancy and perinatal care.
Daniel Vaiman, a research director at Inserm, presented the advantages of research into a serious complication that can occur during pregnancy: pre-eclampsia.
See details of the 3-day programme
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September 11
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health problem that can occur after someone goes through a traumatic event like war, assault, or disaster.
Inserm Unit 1061 in Montpellier work on affective troubles and PTSD (Only in french).
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© Fotolia
Physiological consequences of the practice of ultra-trail
From August 28 till Septembre 2,2012, Inserm researchers are going to analyze 40 runners of Mont Blanc’s ultra-trail, a long-distance race (166 kms and 9,600 metres of positive height gain in 24 hours for the best)
A lab has been rebuilt at Chamonix for this event.
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© Inserm/G.Millet
© Inserm/F.Koulikoff
19th European congress on obesity, lyon, 9 to 12 may 2012
After Istanbul last year, the 19th European Congress on Obesity (ECO2012) will be held this year in Lyon from 9 to 12 May.
Sessions will be run on the following topics:
- Environment and Prevention
- Epidemiology and Intergenerational Aspects
- Integrated Biology
- Genes, Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms
- Clinical Practice and Multidisciplinary Management
- Childhood Obesity
See the full programme on the event website:
Objective London: 100 days to go!
The London Olympic Games kick off on 27 July. With 50 days to go, Inserm’s press service is making contacts and resources downloadable to enable you to find out the latest on research in the fields of sport and health.
You can also consult the pack to find out more… (only in french)
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© Inserm / Frédérique Koulikoff
Brain week, 12 to 18 march 2012
“Brain Week” will take place from 12 to 18 March in France and simultaneously in 62 countries throughout the world. Inserm has made a press kit downloadable with a selection of contacts for interviews and reports, as well as the latest discoveries by Inserm researchers on the subject.
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© Thiebaut de Schotten, Michel // Inserm/UPMC/CNRS
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