For the first time, a team of Inserm researchers from the Physics for Medicine Institute Paris (Inserm/ESPCI Paris-PSL/CNRS) has succeeded in mapping the blood flow of an entire organ in animals (heart, kidney and liver) with great precision, in four dimensions: 3D + time. This new imaging technique, when applied to humans, could both improve our understanding of the circulatory system (veins, arteries, vessels and lymphatic system) and facilitate...
A study conducted across 43 European countries by an international scientific team coordinated by Université Grenoble Alpes, in collaboration with the CNRS, Inserm, and the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), reveals that the ability of airborne particles to generate oxidative stress in the lungs (known as the oxidative potential, or OP) varies according to environmental type (urban, rural, industrial, etc.) and emission sources.
Inserm continues to highlight its international collaborations in health research. In 2025, the Institute will focus on its fruitful collaboration with its British partners. The programme includes a day of scientific and institutional exchanges to be held on October 27, 2025, at the French Residence in London, attended by Prof. Didier Samuel, President and CEO of Inserm, and numerous partner institutions.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) causes progressive vision loss in many elderly people, and no treatment is available for the so-called atrophic form of the disease. A neurostimulation system called Prima, including a subretinal implant, could change all that.
Consumption of plant-based products is associated with better cardiovascular health, provided they are of good nutritional quality and not or minimally processed. This is the finding of a research team from INRAE, Inserm, Sorbonne Paris Nord University and Cnam, based on analysis of health data from a cohort of 63,835 adults.
A collaborative French-Swiss study reveals a previously unknown role for astrocytes in the brain's information processing.
A study conducted in mice by scientists from the Institut Pasteur and Inserm reveals that maternal consumption of dietary emulsifiers can have a negative impact on the gut microbiota of their offspring.
What if vaccination could be administered by simple skin application rather than injection? A team of researchers from Inserm, Institut Curie, and King's College London investigated the impact of external mechanical constraints (skin stretching, friction, etc.) on skin impermeability in animals and humans.
With neonatal mortality on the increase in France, a new study by Inserm, Paris Cité University, Inrae, Paris Nord University and APHP shows that it could be linked to socioeconomic inequalities. Using their social deprivation index adjusted for the perinatal period, the researchers observed that the risk of neonatal death is higher for mothers living in deprived municipalities.
A new study, published in Nature Medicine, highlights the efficacy of patritumab deruxtecan (HER3-DXd), an antibody HER3-directed-drug conjugate (ADC), in patients with hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer who had already received multiple treatments, including hormone therapy, chemotherapy, and targeted therapies.
