Elderly women are currently at a higher risk than men of developing dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease. A phenomenon that could partially be explained by inequalities in access to education between the sexes during the first half of the 20th century. Researchers from Inserm and Université de Paris, in collaboration with University College London, have shown that certain cognitive capacities have improved in women over recent generations, and that this...
The Discovery trial was originally launched in March 2020 by Inserm to evaluate possible treatments for Covid-19. On January 13th, 2021, the Discovery Europe trial Data Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMB) evaluated an interim report based on 776 patients of whom 389 received remdesivir and 387 received standard of care. The efficacy of the treatment was evaluated after 15 days and measured on the WHO-7-point ordinal scale. As a result...
Pour faire face à la pandémie de Covid-19, mieux comprendre le virus et accompagner la prise en charge des maladies, les scientifiques de l'Inserm sont plus que jamais mobilisés.
A study by Inserm and Dijon University Hospital based on French nationwide data on around 130,000 patients hospitalized for either COVID-19 or seasonal influenza shows that the mortality rate among those admitted for COVID is three times higher than that of seasonal influenza.
Back at the start of the pandemic, Inserm, through its REACTing consortium, set up Discovery: a European clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of four antiviral drugs repurposed for the treatment of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir and interferon beta-1a). In parallel, the World Health Organization (WHO) set up Solidarity, a major consortium of clinical trials also aimed at testing the efficacy of these four treatments. Discovery...
Inserm was tasked by France’s Health Directorate with conducting a Collective Expert Review in order to take stock of the scientific knowledge on fibromyalgia in adults, and also to explore the potential existence of a similar syndrome in children and adolescents. The objective was also to recommend measures and establish research priorities in order to better understand fibromyalgia and improve patient care.
A study is showing for the first time that tobacco consumption, even when stopped before pregnancy, can have an impact on the placenta. Smoking not just during but also before pregnancy leads to epigenetic modifications (DNA methylation) which could have consequences on its course.
Today, COVIREIVAC opens the registration process for volunteers to participate in the first large-scale clinical trials in France.
A research team from Inserm, Lille University, Lille University Hospital, CNRS, and the Institut Pasteur of Lille, as part of the Lille Immunity and Infection Center, is developing a new vaccine against whooping cough. En utilisant la bactérie entière mais génétiquement modifiée pour supprimer sa toxicité, les chercheurs espèrent pallier les défauts d’efficacité du vaccin actuel en induisant une réponse immunitaire durable et en bloquant la transmission bactérienne entre...
Maladie virale à l’origine d’épidémies importantes, principalement en Afrique, la fièvre de la Vallée du Rift (FVR) se transmet du bétail à l’humain. Classée maladie prioritaire émergente par le programme R&D Blueprint de l’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS) en 2015, sa dynamique de transmission avait pourtant jusqu’ici été peu étudiée. Des chercheurs et professionnels de la santé publique de l’Inserm, de Santé publique France et du Cirad avec...