As the effects of the COVID-19 crisis continue to make themselves felt, how do we answer the many health questions raised by citizens and make space for scientific information that is useful in everyday life? More motivated than ever to provide robust scientific information to all, Inserm has joined forces with publisher Le Cherche-Midi to deconstruct fake news and preconceived ideas regarding our health.
Since the pandemic began, many studies have tried to explain what differentiates the immune response of people with severe forms of COVID-19 resulting in death from that of other patients. In a new study, researchers from Inserm and Sorbonne Université at the Center for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, in collaboration with physician researchers from Paris hospitals group AP-HP, focused on a type of immune response known as the cellular...
The Discovery clinical trial was initially launched in France by Inserm in March 2020, to evaluate several possible treatments for COVID-19. Its European expansion was made possible by the EU-RESPONSE project, funded by the European Commission. Interim analysis of the trial data had led to the recommendation to suspend the recruitment of remdesivir group patients for futility – that is to say due to the very low likelihood of...
La pandémie de Covid-19 a très fortement fragilisé la lutte globale contre le cancer. Les confinements successifs ont limité l’accès au soin et ont conduit à une réduction significative du dépistage, du diagnostic et de l'orientation vers les hôpitaux des patients atteints de cancer.
Researchers, doctors and teacher-researchers analyzed blood samples from a cohort of 56 pediatric patients admitted to Hôpital Necker Enfants-Malades AP-HP. What they saw was the abnormal expression of several genes associated with the development of severe forms of myocarditis.
Teams from Inserm, CNRS, AP-HP and Sorbonne University, grouped together within the Brain Institute at Pitié-Salpêtrière AP-HP hospital and coordinated by Dr Matthieu Peyre and Prof. Michel Kalamarides, studied the presence of mutations in the PIK3CA genes in cavernomas.
A team of researchers has developed an online tool for viewing the benefits and the risks of vaccination against Covid-19. Convincing the hesitant population to get vaccinated is a matter of major concern in the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic. The main reasons for refusing vaccination are concern and demand for further hindsight regarding the safety and efficacy of vaccines.
La cohorte ANRS COV-POPART – « cohorte vaccinale Covid-19 des populations particulières » – a été conçue pour évaluer la réponse immunitaire induite par les vaccins contre la Covid-19 au sein de différents groupes de personnes suivies pour une maladie chronique comparativement à des personnes en bonne santé.
Long considered an unnecessary organ, the appendix is now the focus of several studies that aim to better understand its role. Present in many mammals, including humans, it appears to have developed at least 16 times over the course of the evolutionary history of mammals, suggesting that its function must confer a positive selective advantage on those that have it.
To increase their understanding of the disease, a team of researchers has for several years studied the role of leptin, a hormone involved in appetite control that sends satiety signals to the brain.
