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Laboratory in the MICALIS Joint Research Unit. © INRA, NICOLAS Bertrand

Press release

04 Jan 2017

Asthma: a "health" effect of lung bacteria demonstrated for the first time

INRA scientists*, working in collaboration with their colleagues from Ghent University (Belgium)  have revealed for the first time that certain bacteria in the lungs may be associated with beneficial or harmful effects on asthma.

Staphylococcus aureus strain SA40. © INRA

Press release

05 Oct 2016

Staphylococcus aureus: deciphering a resistance strategy that thwarts certain antimicrobials

The natural presence of fatty acids in the human body leads to increased resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to a class of antimicrobials that target bacterial fatty acid biosynthesis. This discovery, based on research by INRA scientists in collaboration with INSERM, Hôpital Cochin APHP, the Université Paris Descartes, Institut Pasteur and CNRS scientists, is reported in an article in Nature Communications1 (5 October 2016).

Traffic on a motorway. © INRA, MAITRE Christophe

Press release

28 Jul 2016

Diesel engine air pollution: effects on foetuses for two generations

Initial findings from a research project* coordinated by INRA show that in animals, chronic exposure of pregnant mothers to exhaust from diesel engines fitted with a particulate filter (such as those in cars sold in Europe) lead to deleterious effects on the growth and metabolism of first- and second-generation foetuses. Scientists also have evidence, for the first time ever, that nanoparticles from inhaled diesel exhaust can cross the placenta and reach foetal blood.

White laboratory rat. © INRA, FLANZY Paul

Press release

22 Jul 2016

Omega 3 and managing stress - ever closer links

The work of a team of research scientists from INRA and INSERM reveals that endocannabinoid-mediated plasticity in the nucleus accumbens forms the neurobiological substrate for anxiety. It is the subject of an article published on 21 July in Cell Reports.

Robot at the MetaGenoPolis high-throughput cloning-phenotyping platform. © INRA, NICOLAS Bertrand

Press release

18 Jul 2016

Diabetes: when the microbiota causes insulin resistance

Do the bacteria in our gut influence insulin resistance and hence the onset of type 2 diabetes? Which bacteria are involved? How do they act? In the context of the MetaHIT1 consortium, an international team involving INRA scientists has for the first time demonstrated the impact of the microbiota on insulin resistance and revealed the principal bacterial species involved.