Researchers from Inserm have analysed the causes of 79,107 deaths of Paris inhabitants aged over 35 years between 2004 and 2009. Their objective was to explore whether or not a combination of neighbourhood characteristics (socioeconomic profile and daily exposure to pollution) modified ...
Are we getting used to rising temperatures over the years? This is the question that researchers in the Inserm Unit 1169 team 'Epigenetics and Environment' (Inserm/CEA/Paris-South University) are trying to answer. ...
The rate of caesarean deliveries varies considerably throughout Europe, according to a new study from the EURO-PERISTAT project. ...
Exposure to stress during sensitive periods of development in childhood could alter the functioning of the various physiological systems and affect health in the long term. ...
The most innovative result of this study relates to the use of the contraceptive pill, which was also associated with a 30-40% reduction in the risk of thyroid cancer in these young women. ...
In a study published last April, the researchers succeeded in showing that women given MHT remain at higher risk of getting breast cancer several years after finishing their treatment compared with women who have never had MHT. ...