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?
A research team has identified the part of the brain driving motivation during actions that combine physical and mental effort
Research scientists from Inserm, CNRS, UPMC and AP-HP working for the Centre de Recherche de l’Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle (CRICM) of la Pitié-Salpêtrière, have just discovered mutations
Researchers from the Nutritional Epidemiology Joint Research Unit (Inserm-Inra-Cnam-Université Paris 13) have just published a study showing that, in men with a previous history of cardiovascular pathologies,
Ewing sarcoma is a rare paediatric bone cancer. However, this condition occurs more frequently in populations of European ancestry.
Researchers have endeavoured to ascertain the factors preventing helmet use and the approaches that could be used to promote it.
(French) Des équipes de chercheurs de l’Institut Pasteur, du CNRS et de l'Inserm viennent de déterminer, pour la première fois, la structure et le mode d’action d’un anticorps capable de neutraliser simultanément les quatre formes du virus de la dengue, chez la souris.
(French) L'autisme, nommé grande cause nationale, sera un sujet d'actualité en France pendant toute l'année 2012. Paradoxalement ce syndrome, et surtout ses origines, restent mal connus.
Serotonin, a well-known brain neurotransmitter, is produced locally in an unexpected place: the bone tissue. This has just been demonstrated by research scientists from the Combined “Bone and joints” research unit 606 (Inserm/Paris Diderot) working jointly with the biochemistry laboratory from the Lariboisière Hospital and the “Cytokines, hematopoiesis and immune response” laboratory (CNRS/University of Paris […]
