Press releases

Chlordecone exposure and risk of preterm birth: new finding

Scientists at the Research Institute for Environmental and Occupational Health (Inserm unit 1085) in Rennes and Pointe-à-Pitre – in collaboration with the gynaecology and obstetrics department at the university hospital of Pointe à Pitre/Abymes and the Center for Analytical Research and Technology ...
Press release | 15 Jan 2014 | Public health

EUCelLEX Project: assessment of the social issues raised by the use of regenerative medicine in Europe

The European EUCelLEX Project (Cell-based regenerative medicine: new challenges for EU legislation and governance), coordinated by Inserm for a three-year period, funding to the tune of €500,000 from the European Union. ...
Press release | 09 Dec 2013 | Europe Public health

Maternal mortality: a reduction in deaths from haemorrhage

The new report, “Maternal Mortality in France,” coordinated by Inserm Unit U953, Epidemiological Research Unit on Perinatal Health and Women’s and Children’s Health, announces a reduction in the rate of mortality due to postpartum haemorrhage—the leading cause of maternal mortality in France—for ...
Press release | 28 Nov 2013 | Public health

Launch of third season of GrippeNet.fr

Launched two years ago by the French GPs Sentinelles network (a joint research unit involving Inserm and the Université Pierre et Marie Curie) and the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, the GrippeNet.fr website is back for a third consecutive year. ...
Press release | 13 Nov 2013 | Public health

Physical exercise to prevent the consequences of falls in older people

In a paper published on the British Medical journal, Patricia Dargent and her team at Inserm Unit 1018 (Center for Research In Epidemiology And Population Health (CESP) reveal that exercise programmes designed to prevent falls in older adults also appear to prevent ...
Press release | 30 Oct 2013 | Public health

Le profil des consommateurs de produits Bio en France

Le style de vie, les consommations alimentaires, les apports nutritionnels et l’état de santé des consommateurs de produits de l’agriculture biologique (Bio) n’ont fait l’objet que de peu d’études scientifiques au plan international, ainsi qu’en France, malgré l’intérêt et le nombre croissant ...
Press release | 18 Oct 2013 | Public health
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