Rétine artificielle, prothèse connectée, robot chirurgical : découvrez les derniers progrès en santé lors de la 2e Journée nationale de l'innovation en santé, à la Cité des sciences et de l’Industrie. L'Inserm sera présent lors de cet événement impulsé par le ministère de la Santé.
While the “Crit’Air” air quality sticker came into force in Paris on 16 January 2017, several physicians, scientists and NGOs launched an appeal for urgent action on air pollution, recalling that it causes 48,000 premature deaths a year in France.
In November 2014, Inserm organised medical follow-up of people who survived infection by the Ebola virus. 802 individuals (adults and children) were included in the PostEbogui cohort. Results of follow-up show that on average one year after their initial period in hospital, 3 in 4 survivors still report health problems.
L'équipe d'Ali Amara, directeur de recherche Inserm, décrit, dans un article publié dans Cell Reports, les mécanismes permettant au virus Zika d'infecter les cellules du système nerveux.
The involvement of the immune system in neurological diseases suggests that immunotherapy, which has shown its effectiveness in the area of cancer and autoimmune diseases, is also of major interest in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. The researchers have proven that a molecule called interleukin-2 (IL-2), from the immune system, is able to control inflammation in the brain cells, which is implicated in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease,...
To protect against attack, the body uses natural repair processes.
For the first time in France, a couple has just been given authorisation to entrust a private company with the storage of umbilical cord cells from their unborn child, in view of a potential therapeutic need.
Researchers working in the Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon have identified a population of neurons that is responsible for this transient muscle paralysis.
Ten days after astronaut Thomas Pesquet take-off into space on the Proxima mission, many questions remain about human adaptation to gravity.
Inserm researchers led by Patrick Collombat at Unit 1091,“Institute of Biology Valrose” (Inserm/CNRS/Nice Sophia Antipolis University), show that GABA, a neurotransmitter that is sometimes used as a dietary supplement, can induce the regeneration of insulin-producing cells. This discovery, confirmed in mice and partially validated in humans, gives new hope to patients with type 1 diabetes. This research is published in the journal Cell.