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Cancer, HIV and triple therapy: a complex relationship

… a complex relationship Researchers at the Laboratory for metabolic and systemic aspects of oncogenesis for new therapeutic approaches (METSY - Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut … 10 - 20% of deaths of HIV-positive people are still due to cancer. Given this serious threat to public health, …

Published on: Mon 22/06/2020 - 09:10

In search of antimatter

… drawn up by Albert Einstein, into quantum physics. Introducing the notion of space-time, the link between energy and … the atom of which it is one of the constituents, along with protons and neutrons, whose existence was first postulated … in 1897 by the British physicist Sir Joseph John Thomson and confirmed in 1911 by Ernest Rutherford, this is not …

Published on: Thu 11/04/2024 - 15:56

Showers burst from sources - L'Edition 13 (June 2020)

… from its origins to its arrival on Earth. In order to better understand it, researchers are following the traces … Earth with a steady stream of particles made up mostly of protons, as well as helium nuclei and some heavier atomic … The world’s most powerful particle accelerators produce proton beams of “just” a few TeV (10 12 eV) at most. As …

Published on: Fri 31/07/2020 - 13:40

A new boom in additive manufacturing

… manufacturing and factories of the future. This includes process optimisation, part control and the development of … only really took off in the mid-2000s with the gradual removal of patents on its processes and the marketing … can shield and lead to poor fusion. It is for these reasons that the team at CEA-List is developing sensors which …

Published on: Thu 27/10/2022 - 11:04

Dark energy, the mystery challenging cosmology

… a few hundred thousand years later, the first atoms. Gradually, this matter expanded and organised, giving rise to … and accelerates the expansion ." Described like this, the process seems straightforward. However, there is much debate … brings together over seventy institutions. By way of comparison, the SDSS (Sloan Digital Sky Survey), which preceded …

Published on: Wed 14/05/2025 - 08:37

Cécile Coquet-Mokoko: “We needed an icon of today, and this icon was George Floyd”

… the death of George Floyd, a black American man who died during a police arrest, closely followed by the resumption of protests in France, have brought to light the racism which … icon was George Floyd”, she says. The demands of and reasons for the rallies are nothing new: according to Cécile …

Published on: Tue 28/07/2020 - 09:40

Quandela, the CNRS, Université Paris- Saclay and Université Paris Cité join forces to accelerate research and innovation in quantum photonics

… seeks to take advantage of the specifically quantum properties of light—especially single photons (emitted one … Paris-Saclay/Université Paris Cité), has produced and marketed quantum light emitters in Europe since … concentrating on this artificial atom In the optimal resonance and photon extraction conditions provided by the …

Published on: Fri 15/11/2024 - 16:00

Nuclear fusion: steps towards energy production

… Nuclear fusion: steps towards energy production Nuclear fusion: steps towards energy production … the world’s energy needs are and the calls for energy sobriety underline how difficult it is to reduce these needs …

Published on: Fri 20/01/2023 - 11:33

Weakening vinyl polymers for better degradation

… CNRS) has created vinyl polymers with novel degradation properties. These are made of polyacrylamide and other … type of macromolecule is highly developed and they are produced in vast quantities for many fields of application. … quickly in water (by about 70% in seven days)!” For comparison, well-known biodegradable polymers such as polylactic …

Published on: Thu 30/06/2022 - 15:56

The closure of schools, Covid-19 and children’s mental health

… and behavioural health of children? As part of the SAPRIS project , a multidisciplinary team of researchers has been … relations and social inequalities in the general population during the Covid-19 crisis) , a multidisciplinary team of … in children at the time of the school closures and detailed the various socio-economic factors associated with …

Published on: Wed 19/01/2022 - 14:29

Sepsis: a long-term battle, new issues and goals

… causes of death, now representing a major public health problem. How can this disease be effectively treated? What … Research (Inserm) and other academic, associative and industrial partners, aims to answer. Officially launched on 17 … France, with hospitalisation costs of around €16,000 per person.   A new approach to sepsis The 2023 winner of the call …

Published on: Fri 14/02/2025 - 15:20

Subcutaneous chemotherapy, a solution to ease cancer treatment?

… the same period. Worldwide, more than 18 million cases are detected annually, resulting in nearly 10 million deaths. … Cancer is characterised by the excessive and uncontrolled proliferation of cells whose DNA, the carrier of genetic … therapies used to fight cancer. Excision, a surgical procedure to remove the tumour, is the preferred method. When …

Published on: Thu 17/11/2022 - 11:02