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Une toxine impliquée dans les cystites induit des dommages à l’ADN

Les infections urinaires touchent plus de 50 % des femmes, dans certains cas de manière récurrente. La bactérie E. coli est très souvent impliquée dans le développement de ces infections. ...
Press release | 25 Feb 2021 | Immunology, inflammation, infectiology and microbiology Circulation, metabolism, nutrition

Discovery of a Mechanism Explaining the Beneficial Action of Cancer Drug Tamoxifen on the Cardiovascular System

A commonly used treatment in some forms of breast cancer, tamoxifen acts on the cancer cells by blocking the estrogen receptor (ER)a and thereby inhibiting their proliferation. However, the action of this drug appears to be more complex than that, with the ...
Press release | 09 Dec 2020 | Circulation, metabolism, nutrition

A Disruption of the Microbiota Is Linked to the Formation of a Molecule Promoting Type 2 Diabetes

An imbalanced diet has been linked to a disruption of the gut microbiota, which promotes metabolic diseases such as diabetes. Researchers have shown, in a large European cohort, that changes in the composition of the gut microbiota lead to increased blood levels ...
Press release | 03 Dec 2020 | Circulation, metabolism, nutrition

Links between nutrition and the brain: how a maternal omega-3 deficiency can influence the behavioural development of offspring in animals

Omega-3 fatty acids are essential, necessarily supplied by the diet and indispensable to brain development. Scientists have focused in particular on the impact of the maternal diet during gestation and lactation on the brain development of their offspring. They have thus shown ...
Press release | 30 Nov 2020 | Circulation, metabolism, nutrition

Rôle possible de l’exposition aux perturbateurs endocriniens dans la sévérité de la Covid-19

Une nouvelle étude révèle que l'exposition à des produits chimiques qui dérèglent le système endocrinien (les perturbateurs endocriniens ou PE) pourrait interférer avec différents signaux biologiques du corps humain jouant un rôle important dans la sévérité de la Covid-19. ...
Press release | 19 Nov 2020 | Covid-19 Circulation, metabolism, nutrition Public health

An Immune “Signature” to Identify Diabetic Patients at Risk of Developing Severe Covid-19

Type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for the development of a severe form of Covid-19. Identifying the immune- and inflammatory markers associated with these severe forms of the disease in this patient population would enable earlier and more appropriate care. ...
Press release | 19 Oct 2020 | Covid-19 Circulation, metabolism, nutrition
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