Depression is not an ordinary case of the blues—it causes lasting changes to the intellectual functions unless it is managed. According to the results of a study carried out by Philip Gorwood (Inserm Unit 894, “Psychiatry and Neurosciences Center”, Mental and Brain illness Clinic – CMME, Saint Anne’s Hospital, Paris), people who have already experienced two or more depressive episodes perform routine cognitive tasks that require attention, concentration and...
At a ceremony in New York, held on 10 October 2014, Inserm received one the five honorable mentions of the 'Digital PR award' for its bilingual online press room, presse.inserm.fr, in the best 'Online Newsroom' category.
World Arthritis Day, which is held on 12 October every year, is aimed at raising awareness among the general public, health professions and public authorities, about the size of the burden generated by this disease.
National “Dys” Day, held on 11 October, has for the last 8 years been enlisting the non-profit organisations to raise awareness about problems related to an individual cognitive dysfunctionwithout an overall intellectual deficiency.
9 children with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency have received a new form of gene therapy.
With approximately 42,000 estimated new cases in France in 2012, colon cancer is, for both sexes combined, the third most common type of cancer, and the second most common cause of cancer deaths after lung cancer.
The 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to two Americans, Eric Betzig and William Moerner, and a German, Stefan Hell
Eating disorders (ED) such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and binge eating disorder affect approximately 5-10% of the general population, but the biological mechanisms involved are unknown. Researchers at Inserm Unit 1073, “Nutrition, inflammation and dysfunction of the gut-brain axis” (Inserm/University of Rouen) have demonstrated the involvement of a protein produced by some intestinal bacteria that may be the source of these disorders.
World Sight Day, which is held on 9 October each year, is aimed at raising public awareness of problems related to blindness and visual impairment.
La principale cause de mortalité chez les patients atteints de mucoviscidose est l’infection des poumons par différentes populations de bactéries qui varient en fonction de l’âge.