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As part of the ENS-IISER partnership, Gayatree MISHRA , a doctoral candidate from IISER Bhopal, joined ENS de Lyon through the BIOSANTEXC program and completed a three-month internship at the IGFL.

A specific molecular mechanism has been identified as the cause of the most frequent genetic forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Charcot's disease) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

While the role of certain air pollutants is now recognized in some cancers in adults, it has not yet been established in the case of acute leukemia in children.

A study conducted across 43 European countries by an international scientific team coordinated by Université Grenoble Alpes , in collaboration with the CNRS , Inserm, and the French National Research

V2osk  on  Unsplash Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) causes progressive vision loss in many elderly people, and no treatment is available for the so-called atrophic form of the disease.

According to the World Health Organisation, tuberculosis accounts for one in three deaths among people living with HIV.

Tackling HIV continues to be a major public health challenge, mainly because the persistence of viral reservoirs means that people living with HIV need to take lifelong antiretroviral treatment.

Human cognitive biases can particularly affect decision-making when speed is of the essence, such as when lives are at stake in a medical emergency.

First-Reported Device -Improves Resolution and Penetration Depth Of Optical Imaging Techniques for Biomedical Applications-'- SAN FRANCISCO - Dec.

Single-cell technologies for the analysis of genomic data enable scientists to better study tissue mechanisms and heterogeneity at the scale of a cell. They also generate masses of wide-ranging data that takes cell biology into a new era. At the Institut Curie, a tumour specimen circulates from floor to floor.

A French-Swiss team has highlighted the long-term impact of socioeconomic inequalities on the quality of life of women who have had breast cancer.

Inserm has published a new Collective Expert Review on the theme of multiple disabilities, commissioned by the French National Solidarity Fund for Autonomy (CNSA).

Professor Mehdi Beniddir, both a researcher in chemistry and a pharmacist, explains how pharmacognosy makes it possible to develop new medicinal drugs from substances found in nature.

A key player in deep tech, CNRS will once again participate in VivaTech, the largest European trade show of the year devoted to innovation, on May 22-25, 2024.

Embryo obtained after in vitro fertilisation (five days after in vitro fertilisation and culture).

In March 2020, France was one of the countries that adopted the strictest lockdown measures in an attempt to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.

Learning mindfulness meditation improves self-compassion, while health education promotes an increase in physical activity.

Project In the EU, mental disorders are a growing concern and the need for effective treatments has never been more critical.

'Through its Prizes, Inserm celebrates this year five emblematic winners of our collective effort to conduct and support health research with efficacy and creativity,' emphasises Inserm CEO, Prof. Didier Samuel.

25 000 students 193 bachelor degrees 192 master degrees 13 campuses Congratulations to the NeuroSonoGene project team comprising Serge Picaud (Director of the Institut de la Vision at Sorbonne Univer

CIRI and SFR Biosciences inaugurated their new premises on avenue Tony Garnier, on the site of Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, on October 25.

An international team of four distinguished immunologists, including Professor Eric Vivier of the Centre d'immunologie de Marseille-Luminy (CNRS/Inserm/AMU) has been awarded one of the most generously funded research grants from the EU: the ERC Synergy Grant. Leading in their respective fields of research, they aim to combine their expertise to explore new avenues for immunotherapy of liver metastases - a condition that affects approximately half of all cancer patients.

Aix-Marseille University goes back to school! Find all the dates on the components website Faculty of Arts, Letters, Languages and Humanities * Monday, September 4, 2023: Licences 1 * All dates: http

To coincide with the release of the film Les Algues vertes, directed by Pierre Jolivet, Dominique Davoult, Professor of Biological Oceanography at the Roscoff Marine Station, sheds light on the green tides that ravage more and more of Brittany's coasts every year.

Alberto Domingo Lopez-Munoz, Laboratory of Viral Diseases, NIAID/NIH Teams from the internal medicine department of the Henri-Mondor AP-HP hospital, the Institut Necker - Enfants Malades, the Mondor I