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L’exposition au plomb pendant la grossesse associée à une diminution du poids de naissance

L’exposition au plomb au cours de la grossesse est associée à une diminution du poids à la naissance de l’enfant. C’est ce que confirme une étude menée auprès d’une cohorte européenne mères-enfants coordonnée par Rémy Slama, directeur de recherche Inserm à l’Institut ...

10 Sep 2020 | Cell biology, development and evolution | Public health

Exhibition « La Science a du gout »

Découvrons comment bien manger pour mieux vivre ! ...

05 Oct 2016 | Institutional and special event

ERC Starting Grants 2016: Inserm leader in life sciences

With 5 Inserm researchers awarded grants under the Starting Grants 2016 call for proposals from the European Research Council (ERC) in life sciences, and 4 grants awarded to researchers working in its joint research units, Inserm is confirmed as the leading biomedical ...

21 Sep 2016 | Institutional and special event

Seniors: a study to evaluate the effects of meditation on their well-being and mental health

Between now and 2050, the number of people aged over 60 years is set to double according to estimates by the World Health Organisation, thus going from 65 million to 2 billion. Seniors may then represent 22% of the world population in ...

15 Sep 2016 | Neurosciences, cognitives sciences, neurology and psychiatry

Narcolepsy-cataplexy, a sleep disorder, may have an autoimmune origin

Narcolepsy-cataplexy is a rare and serious sleep disorder characterised by excessive daytime drowsiness and sudden loss of muscle tone. It is due to the loss of a population of neurons, known as the orexinergic neurons, located in the lateral hypothalamus. These neurons ...

13 Sep 2016 | Immunology, inflammation, infectiology and microbiology

Biological Engineering: Marine Vessels

Researchers are aiming to produce flexible and malleable substitute materials to replace defective small blood vessels. The team led by Didier Letourneur, in Inserm Unit 1148, took inspiration from the composition of algae when designing polysaccharide-based vessels. ...

06 Sep 2016 | Health technologies

Rare genetic obesity: promising results from a clinical trial

POMC (proopiomelanocortin) deficiency obesity is an orphan disease which has been described in 50 patients to date, although it is estimated to affect 100–500 people worldwide. Although there is currently no specific treatment, a publication in NEJM reports promising results from a ...

05 Sep 2016 | Circulation, metabolism, nutrition