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A prosthetic arm that decodes phantom limb movements
About 75% of amputees exhibit mobility of their phantom limb. Using this information, in collaboration with physiciansInstitut des Systèmes…
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Stroke: preventing the damage by acting on the neuronal environment?
To protect neurons and limit the damage after a stroke, researchers from the CNRS, the University of Caen-Normandie, University Paris-Est Créteil,…
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“Cellular dust” provides new hope for regenerative medicine
While stem cells have the most therapeutic potential, the benefits of regenerative medicine may best be mobilised using extracellular vesicles …
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Questioning the link between pollution by magnetite particles and Alzheimer’s disease
A 2016 study showed that exposure to urban pollution involving magnetite particles played a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease. It began…
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Radiotherapy : repair proteins in search of the ring to protect DNA
To understand why some cancer cells resist radiotherapy, an international team of researchers has used crystallography to “photograph” the first…
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Deciphering the link between skin allergies and the gut microbiota
Over the last few years, scientists have discovered connections between gut microbiota imbalances and various diseases. Now, in a study using mice,…
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A molecule that can improve the efficiency of chemotherapy
A team of researchers from the CNRS and Université Nice Sophia AntipolisThe CNRS and Université Nice Sophia Antipolis are members of Université Côte…
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A new twist on how parasites invade host cells
Researchers from CNRS, INSERM and the Université Grenoble Alpes have decoded the mechanisms used by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii to enter…
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Alzheimer’s disease: how amyloid aggregates alter neuronal function
The accumulation of amyloid peptides in the form of plaques in the brain is one of the primary indicators of Alzheimer’s disease. While the harmful…
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