Using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), an international team led by researchers from the Centre de Recherche de l'Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière (CNRS / Inserm / UPMC) has succeeded in enhancing the visual abilities
(French) Combien de neurones devons-nous solliciter pour lire une phrase ? Cette tâche, simple en apparence, mobilise de nombreux neurones dans des parties du cerveau éloignées les unes des autres. Comment alors mettre en commun l’activité de ces différents neurones pour déchiffrer les mots, leur donner un sens et comprendre une phrase ?
Since 2009, France has been running a major pilot clinical trial into liver cancer as part of the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) project.
(French) Des chercheurs du CEA (1), de l’Inserm, du CNRS (2) et des universités Joseph-Fourier, d’Aix-Marseille et Claude Bernard Lyon 1, ont mis en évidence le rôle déterminant de la protéine CK2 dans la plasticité cellulaire épithéliale,
A diet rich in greasy foods causes an imbalance in our gut flora. The composition of the gut flora seems to determine the way in which the body develops certain metabolic disorders such as diabetes,
The Healthy Life Years indicates how long people can expect to live without disability. It has been computed annually for each Member State of the European Union since 2005.
This finding represents a major step forward in the scientific
The hippocampus is a part of the brain that shrinks as we age, causing memory disorders. An acceleration of this phenomenon is one of the signs of Alzheimer’s disease.
(French) Découverts en 1882 par Walther Flemming, les chromosomes, supports de l’information génétique, continuent à livrer leurs secrets 130 ans plus tard !
The London Olympic Games kick off on July 27th. With around 100 days to go, Inserm wishes to invite you to look into the research that has been done in the fields of sport and health. Various research programs over the last few years have shown the benefits of physical exercise on our health, in […]
