Press releases

Accidents domestiques : dans quelles pièces court-on le plus de risque ?

Pour la première fois, l’observatoire MAVIE, coordonné par Emmanuel Lagarde, directeur de recherche à l'Inserm et chercheur à l'Unité 1219 «Bordeaux population health research center» (Inserm/Université de Bordeaux), en partenariat avec Calyxis, permet de mesurer le temps passé par des volontaires dans ...
Press release | 26 Sep 2016 | Public health

Ile-de-France residents + public transport = Champions of daily exercise

Ile-de-France Transport Union (STIF), the public transport authority for the Ile-de-France (Greater Paris) region, and Inserm, the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, have revealed the results of a study* measuring the physical activity associated with the daily journeys of ...
Press release | 16 Sep 2016 | Public health

Very premature infants: towards better care

Born too soon, very premature infants are particularly vulnerable and need appropriate care. The European project EPICE (Effective Perinatal Intensive Care in Europe) examines how medical practices based on scientific evidence are incorporated into the care of these neonates[1]. The study, coordinated ...
Press release | 06 Jul 2016 | Europe Public health

Researchers provide guidance on criteria to identify Endocrine Disruptors in the context of European legislation

The European Commission is legally required to provide criteria identifying Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs), a process that has been blocked for almost three years, allegedly because of a lack of scientific consensus and because an impact assessment study was deemed necessary. Now, ...
Press release | 25 Apr 2016 | Public health

Involvement of Inserm and its Aviesan partners in research on the ZIKA virus

In the last two years, nearly 2 million people have been infected with the Zika virus in Latin America and the Caribbean. At the end of 2015, REACTing and members of the Aviesan alliance immediately became involved, particularly Inserm, Institut Pasteur, the ...
Press release | 25 Apr 2016 | Immunology, inflammation, infectiology and microbiology Public health

Intellectual Disabilities, a collective expert review by Inserm

According to the World Health Organisation and other recognised authorities, intellectual disability (ID) refers to an intelligence deficit (significantly reduced ability to understand new or complex information and learning and applying new skills) as well as limitations in adaptive functioning[1]. These limitations ...
Press file | 01 Mar 2016 | Public health
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