While we sleep, our self-awareness and our awareness of the outside world are reduced. Why?
Morphine has been used for centuries to relieve severe pain. However, its pain-relief properties are coupled with considerable side effects.
The position of cellular nuclei in muscle fibres has an important role in some muscle weaknesses.
Infantile anorexia with vomiting is a symptom observed in certain remote regions on Réunion, surrounded by ravines. It is from this geographical feature that the related neurological disease gets its name.
A discovery presented by Catherine Seva, biologist at Inserm
With a view to strengthening dialogue into “science and society", Inserm has launched “Health in questions”, a series of public conferences.
A joint Institut Curie/Inserm team headed by Dr. Olivier Delattre has discovered the existence of a new form of bone sarcoma, affecting mainly adolescents and young adults.
A deterioration of working memory is observed in people who consume drugs containing cannabinoid compounds found in cannabis leaves and buds. A team led by Giovanni Marsicano, Supervisor of Inserm Research Unit 862 (Magendie Neurocentre, University of Bordeaux), in collaboration with a team led by Xia Zhang (University of Ottawa, Canada), has recently identified the […]
French-Italian team headed by researchers from CNRS and Inserm (1) has recently discovered a new family of compounds that could make it possible to treat numerous cancers, particularly brain tumours and skin cancers.
We remember, right down to the tiniest detail, a car accident that happened over two years ago, when we feared for our lives; and yet, who among us can still remember a very good meal enjoyed just last year, even if it was really very, very good?
