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Posted on : 15 Jan 2026

Green spaces and mental health – a study conducted by Cédric Galera

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A team of European researchers and members of the BPH, led by Cédric Galera, studied the impact of the presence and accessibility of green spaces on mental health. This study provides findings that could inform public prevention policies, particularly those aimed at the most disadvantaged populations who are more exposed to these difficulties     […]

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Posted on : 10 Dec 2025

Cerebral small vessel disease : Ilana Caro’s promising publication

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Ilana Caro, a postdoctoral researcher in the ELEANOR-BPH team, is behind a promising new study onoccult cerebral small vessel disease. Her work highlights new waysto understand and prevent this disease, which affects nearly 4 million ageing people in France           Since her thesis under the supervision of Professor Stéphanie Debette as […]

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Posted on : 09 Sep 2025

Blood pressure variability, a new risk factor for AMD

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The results of the study on the links between blood pressure variability and AMD conducted by Blondy KAYEMBE MULUMBA, a PhD student in the LEHA team, have just been published in the journal Ophthalmology Science. In a context of increasing life expectancy, and with it the prevalence of AMD, these results are crucial for providing […]

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Posted on : 05 Apr 2025

A blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease? – 3 questions to Vincent Bouteloup

Major publication

Vincent Bouteloup and his colleagues in the PHARes team have been working on a blood test that measures the p-tau217 protein, which can detect amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease. This work could offer an alternative to lumbar puncture                     What is the starting point for […]

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Posted on : 11 Mar 2025

Exploring the Link Between Infectious Diseases and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

Major publication

Researchers from the BPH – LEHA team have conducted a scoping review, published in Ophthalmology Science, to investigate the potential role of infectious agents in the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).           After screening over 800 articles, we included 40 studies spanning human data, animal research, in vitro experiments, and […]

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Posted on : 14 Feb 2025

Impact of Smoking Reduction Scenarios on the Burden of Myocardial Infarction in the French Population Until 2035

Major publication

         In collaboration with teams from Santé Publique France, the BPH BIOSTAT team is modelling four scenarios for reducing the proportion of smokers aged 18 to 75 in the French population between 2024 and 2035, given that smoking is one of the main risk factors for myocardial infarction         […]

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Posted on : 23 Jan 2025

Retinal morphological changes and susceptibility to Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Major publication

In a cohort of elderly residents of Bordeaux, researchers from the BPH – LEHA team found how morphological changes of the retina contribute to the susceptibility to Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss in older adults in France. The results are published in the journal Ophthalmology.     Example of a […]

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Posted on : 31 Mar 2024

A guideline for the reporting of pharmacovigilance disproportionality studies: co-leading the elaboration of READUS-PV

Major publication

  In 2024, the AHeaD team made a significant contribution to pharmacovigilance research by co-developing the READUS-PV guide. This international initiative, co-directed by Professor Francesco Salvo, was launched in response to the need for standardised reporting in disproportionality analyses, which are essential for detecting drug safety signals                 […]

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Posted on : 28 Mar 2024

Improving the management of children with Severe Acute Malnutrition: increasing access and quality of the diagnosis of tuberculosis

Major publication

In children suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM), tuberculosis is common, difficult to diagnose and often fatal. In 2024, the GHiGS team, together with partners including the University of Zambia (UNZA) and others, published the main results of the TB-Speed SAM diagnostic cohort study funded by Unitaid. In order to improve the management and early […]

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Posted on : 27 Mar 2023

Haemoglobin trajectories in chronic kidney disease

Publication majeure

A study based on rich data from the CKD-REIN cohort identified five typical haemoglobin trajectory profiles in patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease. It emerged that two-thirds of the population studied belonged to a profile with a stable haemoglobin trajectory over time and one-third belonged to a profile with a declining haemoglobin trajectory. […]

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