In anorexia nervosa patients, the weight loss through lack of food is accompanied by fatigue and reduced physical capacity. Yet despite this they often continue to perform intense physical activity which contributes to that weight loss. ...
Huntington's disease is a hereditary disorder that causes degeneration of the neurons involved in cognitive, motor and psychiatric functions. While existing treatments address the symptoms and relieve certain aspects of the disease, they cannot alter its course. ...
Charcot-Marie Tooth disease is the most common hereditary neurological disease in the world. It affects the peripheral nerves and causes progressive paralysis of the legs and hands. No treatment is currently available to fight this disease, which is due to the overexpression ...
Lorsque nous rêvons, nous sommes à première vue coupés du monde, incapables de recevoir des informations de l’environnement et d’y répondre. Pour la première fois, une collaboration entre des chercheurs de l’Inserm, de l’AP-HP, de Sorbonne Université et du CNRS avec plusieurs ...
Elderly women are currently at a higher risk than men of developing dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease. A phenomenon that could partially be explained by inequalities in access to education between the sexes during the first half of the 20th century. Researchers from ...
Une étude internationale impliquant plusieurs équipes de l’Université de Yale (USA), de l’Institut du Cerveau (Sorbonne Université/Inserm/AP-HP/CNRS) et de l’hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière AP-HP confirme la capacité du SARS-CoV-2 à infecter les neurones et en identifie plusieurs conséquences. ...
