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Menopause: demystifying a taboo for women's health

… Menopause: demystifying a taboo for women's health Menopause: … ," explains the researcher who heads the Molecular Genetics of Metabolic and Reproductive Diseases Unit (UGM3R - … but a mechanism of follicular atresia, i.e. spontaneous destruction of follicles ."  © Atelier Corbin/Université …

Published on: Wed 23/04/2025 - 08:12

Catalysis: a tool for green chemistry

…  N.23) By using a substance (called a catalyst) that undergoes little or as little as possible transformation, … On 23 November 2023, chemists from Université Paris-Saclay met for the annual Scientific Day of Université's Chemistry … variations little known. What is different about us is our desire to bring diversity to the established bibliographical …

Published on: Wed 29/05/2024 - 10:27

Reducing the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease with polyphenols

… researchers, including some from Paris Saclay University, demonstrated in a recent study that the intake of … disease and cancer. It is now a proven fact that diet is important for maintaining a good health. Studies are … in plants and consequently in food, such as fruit and vegetables, olive oil and cereal husks. Thery have important …

Published on: Sun 24/11/2019 - 20:31

The affect of charisma in invasive species

… CNRS, AgroParisTech) are interested in the impact made by the charisma of these species in the management of … The charisma of a species is defined by how human society perceives a certain species. In the case of invasive … quickly ended up being released and caused huge problems. Despite campaigns for regulation, any operations have been …

Published on: Fri 15/05/2020 - 12:11

Virginie van Wassenhove is awarded an ERC Synergy Grant

… Virginie van Wassenhove is awarded an ERC Synergy Grant Virginie van Wassenhove is awarded … grants in 2024. The Chronology project, which brings together four researchers, including Virginie van Wassenhove, … alongside Brice Bathellier (CNRS), Srdjan Ostojic (ENS) et Mehrdad Jazayeri (MIT). The Chronology project aims to …

Published on: Wed 06/11/2024 - 08:00

Plant growth under the microscope

… Plant growth under the microscope Plant growth under the microscope … of the wall, like a balloon inflating with air. These stretched cell walls subsequently become re-shaped and their … the cell and the extracellular wall. Then, signalling peptides, which are very commonly used as a mode of communication …

Published on: Thu 31/03/2022 - 17:29

Patricia Garnier: Unlocking the super purifying powers of soils

… (AgroParisTech/Inra) and a soil science specialist. She develops mathematical models to better understand the ability of these layers to dissipate … used in agriculture, such as fertilizers or pesticides. The challenge is to conserve soil fertility and …

Published on: Sat 07/12/2019 - 19:19

CESAER – Best Idea – A promising first selection phase

… CESAER – Best Idea – A promising first selection phase CESAER – Best Idea – … In September 2020, CESAER launched the Best Idea competition, which aims at fostering innovative projects in … Marc Zolver, UPSaclay representative for CESAER, describes the competition in more detail: "There is an …

Published on: Thu 06/05/2021 - 08:52

Bubbles, defects and precipitates: materials in extreme conditions

… Bubbles, defects and precipitates: materials in extreme conditions … produced in non-negligible quantities by the fusion between deuterium and tritium. These elements have an impact … ions pass through the material and create displacement cascades: they collide with the nuclei of the atoms they meet and …

Published on: Wed 25/01/2023 - 11:34

A nanodrug for effective treatment of paradoxical inflammation - a promising arm in the fight against Covid-19?

… to bacterial infections. Since the recent SARS-CoV-2 epidemic is also characterized by a paradoxical inflammatory … and so on.”   Enveloping active ingredients to target cells more effectively In 2017, Patrick Couvreur and his … inflammations. Researchers injected lipopolysaccharides into laboratory mice to test a new nanodrug. These …

Published on: Wed 03/06/2020 - 08:44

Making mental illness visible – a challenge for MRI

… for which researchers Paul Lauterbur (from America) and Peter Mansfield (from the UK) were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2003, is based on the … them, much in the same way as a flick of a wrist would destabilise a spinning top without making it fall. The …

Published on: Fri 28/01/2022 - 14:52

Archaeology and chemistry: a new look at testimonies from the past

… given a new lease of life thanks to advances in chemistry methods. At Université Paris-Saclay, researchers are developing different approaches for using their physics and … context. " The idea is to identify all the peptides, or pieces of protein, that make up a sample, so we can …

Published on: Wed 30/07/2025 - 07:30