Some endocrine disruptors have already been associated with an impaired quality of tooth enamel. After demonstrating the harmful effects of bisphenol A on tooth development, a team of researchers from Inserm, Université Paris Cité and Sorbonne Université, at the Cordeliers Research Center in Paris, in collaboration with CNRS went on to look at the effects of DEHP, an endocrine disruptor in the phthalate family, on dental development.
A new study shows for the first time that 25% of adults in France are affected by some form of hearing loss. Disabling hearing loss, which is more severe, is thought to affect 4% of adults. This prevalence varies with age and other factors (standard of living, noise exposure at work, cardiovascular diseases, etc.), which are described in the study. The scientists have found that hearing aids remain largely...
The cerebellum is essential for sensorimotor control but also contributes to higher cognitive functions including social behaviors. An international research consortium uncovered how dopamine in the cerebellum modulates social behaviors via its action on D2 receptors (D2R). These new findings pave the way to determine whether socially related psychiatric disorders, such as autism spectrum disorders (ASD), bipolar mood disorder, or schizophrenia, are also associated with altered dopamine receptors expression...
In a new study analyzing data from all previous research in the field, researchers show that not only are positivity and confirmation biases present even in the simplest human and animal cognitive processes, but also that incorporating them into learning algorithms would enhance their performance.
Du 18 au 20 mai, la Présidente-directrice générale de l’IRD, Valérie Verdier, le Président-directeur général de l'Inserm, Gilles Bloch, et le Directeur de l’ANRS | Maladies infectieuses émergentes, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, seront à Conakry, en Guinée. Cette première mission conjointe, qui se clôturera par la création d’une plateforme de recherche internationale (PRISME), illustre le dynamisme de la coopération scientifique, technique et académique franco-guinéenne dans le domaine de la santé.
"Cultivate your health with Inserm! " InScience is back from June 1-15, 2022, with numerous events in which you can meet and talk to our researchers. In cities across France, discover our exhibitions, participate in escape games, conferences, film-debates... Not to mention online videos and podcasts, accessible to everyone, everywhere.
While bacteriophages – viruses that kill bacteria – could be a solution for fighting antibiotic-resistant pathogens, various obstacles stand in the way of their clinical development. To overcome them, researchers have developed a model to better predict the efficacy of phage therapy and possibly develop more robust clinical trials.
Santé publique France et l’Inserm (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale) signent aujourd’hui un accord visant à encadrer, renforcer et développer leur collaboration. Plusieurs thématiques prioritaires ont été identifiées pour les 5 prochaines années : maladies infectieuses émergentes et modélisation, facteurs environnementaux et santé, nutrition, inégalités sociales et santé périnatale. Cet accord permettra une alliance scientifique renforcée de la recherche avec la surveillance et la prévention-promotion...
Seasonal influenza is a major public health issue because it continues to remain associated with considerable mortality, particularly among people who are elderly, immunocompromised, or both. With vaccination and current treatments still being of limited efficacy, research teams are trying to develop new therapeutic approaches. Scientists have shown that in a context of influenza infection, a metabolite called succinate, which is naturally present in the body, has an antiviral...
With previous findings having highlighted the role of our social environment as one of the key factors behind the expansion of the cerebral cortex, researchers went one step further in elucidating this link. They were more specifically interested in a species of macaques whose brain architecture is comparable to that of humans. By observing these non-human primates in their natural state and by analyzing images of their brains, they...