Despite their efforts, many morbidly obese people continue to consume too much food (hyperphagia) compared to their reserves and their needs. And yet, the hunger hormone, called ghrelin, is most frequently found at a normal or even lower level in these patients. ...
Pour la première fois, l’équipe de Fabiola Terzi de l’unité mixte de recherche « Centre de Recherche Croissance et Signalisation » (Inserm, Université Paris Descartes) ont mis en évidence le rôle crucial joué par l’enzyme AKT2 dans l’adaptation des reins aux maladies ...
Inserm researcher Elvire Gouze, and her associates from the Mediterranean Centre for Molecular Medicine in Nice (Inserm Unit 106), have succeeded in restoring bone growth in mice suffering from this developmental pathology. ...
By means of virtual screening and experiments on mice and human cells in culture, the scientists were able to screen 200,000 compounds and selected two that allowed the causal mutated protein in cystic fibrosis to express itself and fulfill its function. ...
The European Union commits funds to the FIBRO-TARGETS research consortium ...
Menée par le Pr Philippe Gabriel Steg, de l'hôpital Bichat, (AP-HP) et l’équipe de recherche affiliée au Département Hospitalo-Universitaire FIRE, à l’Université Paris-Diderot et à l'Unité Inserm U-698, l’étude a porté sur plus de 24 000 patients traités par angioplastie et sur ...
