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Fabrice André: Personalised cancer treatment
… progression. An ongoing research cycle Once these genes have been identified, they are targeted with medication … genome,” explains Fabrice André. “Since the research unit was created 9 years ago, we have reached a stage of maturity … societal impact”. An ongoing challenge Fabrice André was a young professional skier from Villard-de-Lans, when he …
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Fluorescence and machine learning: how VitaDX is transforming the early detection of bladder cancer
… imaging technique which consists of observing cells, which have been extracted from a urine sample and deposited on a … fluorescence microscope. Using a light emitted at a certain wavelength, the aim is to excite the components present in … the presence of tumour cells – the results are not always accurate enough. If there is any doubt, the doctor then …
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Probiotics to prevent respiratory infections in the elderly
… been interested in recent years in pulmonary bacteria which have been isolated from mice and which influence the immune … the lungs Age affects the respiratory system in three main ways. The first is of a mechanical nature. The lungs lose … to expel particles and pathogens which may have made their way into the respiratory tract, thereby increasing the risk …
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Basile Gallet: Surfing fluid dynamics
… atmosphere - such as planetary and stellar magnetic fields, waves on the surface of the oceans and heat transport in the … this young physicist, winner of the Jacques Herbrand Prize awarded by the “Académie des sciences” (the French Academy of … been thrown into the air is easy to predict. But you only have to watch water draining out of a sink to realise that …
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Semi-precious stones - evidence of prehistoric skills and expertise
… and social exchanges which marked this region of Asia towards the end of the prehistoric period. The only Southeast … Pryce, a research associate at the “ Laboratoire archéomatériaux et prévision de l’altération” (LAPA - Archaeomaterial … of the Iron Age (5th century B.C.). The way in which they have been shaped shows the craftsmanship found in India at …
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Reading tree cores to better predict global warming
… Reading tree cores to better predict global warming Reading tree cores to better predict global warming Research How can we assess the future capacity of … (climate imbalance, deforestation, etc.), scientists have created models to show how terrestrial ecosystems work. …
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Cross-disciplinary programmes to enrich educational courses
… to enrich educational courses Education (This article was originally published in L'Édition N.19) … at a time when the creation of the Graduate Schools was seen as an innovative format available to institutions … to a certificate or a university diploma (UD) once they have been validated,” explains Claire Lartigue, Deputy …
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AVE-TAL and ProfessorBob.: towards a more elaborate virtual teaching assistant
… AVE-TAL and ProfessorBob.: towards a more elaborate virtual teaching assistant AVE-TAL and ProfessorBob.: towards a more elaborate virtual teaching assistant Innovation … because a teacher cannot personalise their course when they have 35 students in the class. To achieve this level of …
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Évelyne Contejean: Avoiding computer bugs
… science research focuses on designing efficient tools to thwart all potential bugs in the digital ecosystem at an early … reliability of various IT objects, such as programmes, software, protocols and systems." The objective is to provide … If we want to look at more complicated concepts, we have to use human intelligence." These proofs are built …
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Subcutaneous chemotherapy, a solution to ease cancer treatment?
… constraints. Researchers at Université Paris-Saclay have developed a new type of chemotherapy that can be … and Cellular Engineering for Therapeutic Purposes teams want to rethink chemotherapy and its approach. To do this, … a prodrug of their own making, a nanomedicine composed of a water-soluble polymer linked to an anti-cancer molecule. …
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NOVATREAT: a food supplement for the prevention of type 2 diabetes
… countries such as the United States. But "we do not yet have the same prevention culture in Europe on this subject, … intolerance, also known as pre-diabetes. The project was also an opportunity to complete the first results and to … precise information on their modes of action, and we want to avoid this pitfall," warns Christine Delorme. In …
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