Potential economic and climatic impacts of windstorms in forests
Environment - Sep 10
Windstorms are extreme climatic events: rare occurrences with high environmental and economic costs.
Health - Sep 11
Foods with low Nutri-Scores associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases
L'alimentation serait responsable d'environ 30% des décès dus aux maladies cardiovasculaires. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality in Western Europe, accounting for 1/3 of deaths in 2019. Diet is thought to be responsible for around 30% of such deaths. Nutrition-related prevention policies therefore constitute a major public health challenge for these diseases.
Physics - Sep 9
Cell memory, a key parameter for morphogenesis
Publication of the RDP in PNAS on May 30, 2024. Communication by CNRS Physics on July 8, 2024. What principles govern the layout of living organisms?
Astronomy & Space - Sep 9
Extent of CO2 and CO ices in the trans-Neptunian region revealed by JWST
Publication of the LGL-TPE in the journal Nature Astronomy on May 22, 2024. Communication by CNRS Earth & Space on June 19, 2024. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the most abundant ices in the Solar System.
Physics - Sep 9
The counter-intuitive statistics of thermodynamics on a microscopic scale
Publication of the Physics Laboratory in the Physical Review Letters on July 31, 2024. Communication by CNRS Physics on September 2, 2024.
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Health - Agronomy / Food Science - 11.09.2024
Foods with low Nutri-Scores associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases
L'alimentation serait responsable d'environ 30% des décès dus aux maladies cardiovasculaires. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality in Western Europe, accounting for 1/3 of deaths in 2019. Diet is thought to be responsible for around 30% of such deaths. Nutrition-related prevention policies therefore constitute a major public health challenge for these diseases.
Environment - Economics - 10.09.2024
Potential economic and climatic impacts of windstorms in forests
Windstorms are extreme climatic events: rare occurrences with high environmental and economic costs. INRAE and AgroParisTech researchers used foresight modelling to simulate the effects of windstorms on French forests-important carbon sinks-and the French forestry industry through 2050. In one quarter of simulations, windstorms caused a 24% drop in carbon sequestration.
Astronomy / Space - Environment - 09.09.2024
Extent of CO2 and CO ices in the trans-Neptunian region revealed by JWST
Publication of the LGL-TPE in the journal Nature Astronomy on May 22, 2024. Communication by CNRS Earth & Space on June 19, 2024. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the most abundant ices in the Solar System. It has been detected in giant planet atmospheres and on their moons, on and around comets, and even in regions of Mercury, the Moon and Mars.
Physics - 09.09.2024
Publication of the RDP in PNAS on May 30, 2024. Communication by CNRS Physics on July 8, 2024. What principles govern the layout of living organisms? By combining physical models and experimental analysis, an international collaboration involving RDP scientists has identified a generic law linking the spatial organization of cells to their ability to faithfully transmit their specific characteristics during cell division.
Physics - Mathematics - 09.09.2024
The counter-intuitive statistics of thermodynamics on a microscopic scale
Publication of the Physics Laboratory in the Physical Review Letters on July 31, 2024. Communication by CNRS Physics on September 2, 2024. Experiments on a classical microscopic system show that, while the second principle of thermodynamics is still valid on average, it can be circumvented experimentally in 95% of cases! A study conducted at the Physics Laboratory of ENS de Lyon, published in Physical Review Letters .
Physics - 09.09.2024
So wait a while before cutting the cheese
Publication of the Physics Laboratory in the Physical Review Materials on July 9, 2024. Communication by CNRS Physics on September 5, 2024. Using an innovative measurement technique, researchers at the Physics Laboratory of ENS de Lyon (LPENSL, CNRS / ENS de Lyon) have succeeded in precisely tracking the steps characterizing the transformation of milk into cheese, which could deepen our understanding and help optimize the mechanisms at work in the manufacture of the many cheeses that happily garnish our plates.
Physics - Chemistry - 09.09.2024
Nuclear power plants: a scintillating sponge for monitoring radioactive gas emissions
Publication of the Chemistry Laboratory in Nature Photonics on September 2, 2024. CNRS press release on September 4, 2024. A scintillating aerogel enabling real-time measurements with excellent sensitivity to certain radioactive gases, essential to monitoring the proper functioning of nuclear power plants, has just been developed by a group of physicists, chemists, and metrologists from the CNRS, the University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, the CEA, and the ENS de Lyon.
Health - Pharmacology - 05.09.2024
Ebola: a study in Guinea reveals persistent immunity five years after vaccination
Epidemics of Ebola virus disease occur periodically in several sub-Saharan African countries. Two vaccines have already received WHO prequalification against the Ebolavirus Zaire species. However, information on the long-term immune response to these vaccines is still insufficient. We need to consolidate our knowledge on this subject to continue developing the safest and most effective vaccination strategies possible, for both adults and children.
Physics - 04.09.2024
A scintillating aerogel enabling real-time measurements with excellent sensitivity to certain radioactive gases, essential to monitoring the proper functioning of nuclear power plants, has just been developed by a group of physicists, chemists, and metrologists from the CNRS, the University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, the CEA, and the ENS de Lyon.
Health - Pharmacology - 04.09.2024
A Parkinson’s treatment could delay progression of one of the forms of AMD
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of visual disability in people over 50 years of age. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of visual disability in people over 50 years of age. Improving the treatment offering for patients is a major challenge for research.
Astronomy / Space - Environment - 30.08.2024
For nearly ten years, astronomers have been trying to demonstrate the existence of a massive object thought to be orbiting in the outer reaches of the Solar System. Although the hypothesis is widely debated, a recent study claims that the absence of such a body is statistically impossible. Now that Pluto is no longer considered a true planet, the Solar System counts just eight such bodies.
Environment - History / Archeology - 27.08.2024
Along with humans, birds are the only permanent bipeds in the animal kingdom to possess an extraordinary sense of balance. How do these direct descendants of the dinosaurs maintain this stability, particularly during their sleep - scientists have recently succeeded in unravelling the mystery.
Health - Life Sciences - 27.08.2024
Scientists identify immune cells responsible for cancer
Nearly one in three cancers develops following chronic inflammation, whose origin remains unclear. In a new study, researchers from Inserm, CNRS, Université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1 and the Léon Bérard Centre at the Cancer Research Center of Lyon identified lymphocytes involved in the inflammatory processes and that are thought to be implicated in the generation of these cancers.
Pharmacology - Life Sciences - 27.08.2024
Scientists have deciphered the activation pathway of bemnifosbuvir 1 , a drug candidate initially in development to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV). The findings of the research team, led by CNRS scientists 2 , unlock new opportunities to boost the efficacy of this type of drug against other RNA viruses, such as the ones that cause Covid-19 and dengue fever.
Health - Pharmacology - 12.08.2024
Rapid rollout of smallpox vaccination reduces the risk of mpox
The ANRS DOXYVAC trial, promoted and funded by ANRS Emerging Infectious Diseases, and conducted by research teams from Inserm, AP-HP, Université Paris Cité and Sorbonne Université (France), shows that a rapid rollout of smallpox vaccination with MVA-BN ( Modified vaccine Ankara ) among HIV-positive men who have sex with men significantly reduces the risk of mpox by 99%.
Environment - 12.08.2024
Warming and nutrient enrichment: The combined effects on freshwater systems
In freshwater environments, warming and nutrient enrichment are reducing the diversity of freshwater food-webs, whose richness and complexity are essential to the well-being of ecosystems. This is what researchers from INRAE, Oxford University, the University of Sheffield and Savoie Mont Blanc University have demonstrated by combining large-scale data from lakes and rivers in France.
Life Sciences - Agronomy / Food Science - 09.08.2024
PDO cheeses and milks harbour startling microbial diversity
In France, 46 regional cheeses possess protected designation of origin (PDO) status. France's rich regional landscapes, terroirs, shape the microbial diversity of PDO cheeses, giving rise to their unique flavours. Researchers from INRAE, CEA, CNAOL, and CNIEL made this remarkable discovery after analysing the bacteria, yeasts, and moulds found in over 2,000 samples of French PDO cheeses and in nearly 400 milk sources.
Agronomy / Food Science - Innovation - 09.08.2024
Royalties on farm saved seeds: a way to ensure economic viability and stimulate agricultural innovation
Farm saved seed is seed that comes from farmers' own harvests, which they then sow in their fields the following crop year. This practice, which is common for certain field crops, sometimes involves royalty payments to finance seed research. A team from INRAE studied existing systems in Europe and Australia and showed that royalties on farm saved seed generally increases profits for all the economic players involved, from farmers to breeders of protected varieties.
Environment - Earth Sciences - 08.08.2024
Drylands: unexpected plant diversity enables adaptation to extreme climates
Three scientists from INRAE, the CNRS and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia have coordinated a large-scale international study involving 120 scientists from 27 countries to understand how the plants found in drylands have adapted to these extreme habitats. For 8 years, the teams collected samples from several hundred selected dryland plots across six continents, enabling the analysis of over 1300 sets of observations of 300+ plant species, a first on this scale.
Earth Sciences - History / Archeology - 05.08.2024
Hydraulic system behind the construction of the Saqqara pyramid
A collaborative effort between the newly established research institute, Paleotechnic, and several national laboratories (INRAE, University of Orléans) has led to the discovery of a dam, a water treatment facility, and a hydraulic elevator, which would have enabled the construction of the Step Pyramid of Saqqara.
