“An injustice to one is a threat to all,” to quote Montesquieu. Today, on behalf of the scientific community, we can only express our complete support for the French National Institute for Agricultural Research, the INRA, and our strong concern over the consequences of a court ruling made against it on 14 May last. The […]
Findings from the study of mobile telephone use and the development of brain tumours have been published in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine The effect of electromagnetic radio frequencies on humans remains controversial. Researchers from Inserm Unit 897, “Epidemiology and Biostatistics” (ISPED) in Bordeaux, have analysed the association between exposure to mobile telephone radio frequencies […]
For the last few days, several French cities have had to face episodes of air pollution by particulates, frequently exceeding alert threshold levels. Further information – On the Impact of air pollution on our health: Press release, “Large European study finds exposure to even low levels of air pollution during pregnancy increases risk of lower […]
A national trial coordinated by Dr Ivan Berlin at La Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (AP-HP) and researchers from Inserm shows that nicotine replacement patches are not effective in helping pregnant women to stop smoking during their pregnancy. This work has been published in the British Medical Journal See the press release for further information (French version)
Today the Vaccine Research Institute (VRI) in Créteil near Paris started to recruit 100 volunteers to evaluate a preventive HIV candidate vaccine. An innovative vaccine trial was launched by the VRI and the French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Hepatitis (ANRS). It will be based in four centres. It will be the first […]
In France, the Journée du Cœur (Heart Day) will take place on 14 February.Cardiovascular disease caused 33% of all deaths in 2011, and is still the main cause of death in the 33 OECD countries. One person in three is affected.With 180,000 deaths a year, cardiovascular diseases are the leading long-term illness, affecting 2.8 million […]
The Sentinelles network is a research and vigilance platform in general medicine at the Unité Mixte de Recherche en Santé 707 (Mixed Health Research Unit 707) (UMR S 707, Inserm-UPMC). At present it is composed of 1288 general practitioners, and 333 of them help in the continual surveillance of epidemics. Please see the Sentiweb site.
“Cure through innovation” is the slogan of the Telethon 2013 fundraising campaign which will begin on 6 and 7 December. For a very long time, these disorders, which are mainly genetic and invalidating, were poorly understood. The Telethon, a major fundraising movement organised by and for the French Muscular Dystrophy Association (AFM), broadcast live on […]
“The number of infanticides in official statistics is underestimated” says Anne Tursz, Inserm research director, specialist in the mistreatment of children and author of an investigation on suspicious infant deaths. For five years, in all the départements of three French regions, she recorded all deaths that had been referred to the State Prosecutor and all […]
Each year, pneumonia kills more than AIDS, malaria and measles combined (according to the UN, 1.2 million children under 5 die of pneumonia each year). Rapid noting of symptoms and quick treatment would avoid many infant deaths. For this World Day, the UN calls upon people to unite against pneumonia, the “leading child killer”. Pneumonia, […]
Huntington’s is a hereditary disease causing neurodegenerescence in adults who have the particular genetic defect. People with Huntingdon’s gradually develop psychiatric symptoms (depression, aggressiveness, agitation, etc.), cognitive disorders (loss of memory, confusion, etc.) and problems with movement such as balance, speech, swallowing etc. In France, it is estimated that 6,000 people have Huntington’s disease (and […]
