Monday March 16 2009
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> Visit the website of the Institute of Biomedical Imaging (I²BM) at the CEA’s Life Sciences Division.
Brain research at the CEA
CEA
Diseases of the nervous system constitute a major public health challenge. Millions of persons are or will be affected by one of these disorders, which often become chronic and disabling. The overview drafted for the European Brain Week draws a panorama of the research being conducted on the brain at the CEA.
Le dossier de synthèse rédigé à l’occasion de la Semaine européenne du cerveau dresse un panorama des recherches conduites au CEA sur le cerveau. Il présente les résultats récents dans l’étude des maladies mentales et des addictions, la mise en place de nouvelles stratégies thérapeutiques (thérapies génique et cellulaire), les apports des micro-nanotechnologies dans le domaine (projet Clinatec) ainsi que les futurs outils pour l’étude fonctionnelle des pathologies cérébrales (IRM 11,7 T, magnétoencéphalographie).
Diseases of the nervous system (neurological and psychiatric disorders, hearing and sight loss) constitute a major public health challenge. More than one third of the population is or will be affected by one of these disorders, which often become chronic and disabling because specific treatment is lacking.
Brain research has reached a watershed in its development. Advances made in imaging technology, which can now visualise biological processes taking place in living tissues, allow ever closer observation of the human brain at work. In parallel, the use of nanotechnology for medical applications proves very promising. Whole new areas of investigation are thus being opened up to researchers.
The overview drafted for the European Brain Week draws a panorama of the research being conducted on the brain at the CEA.
It presents recent results obtained in the study of mental illnesses and addictions, the setting up of new therapeutic strategies (gene and cell therapies), the contribution of micro-nanotechnology in this field (Clinatec project) and future tools for the functional study of brain disorders (IRM 11,7 T, magnetoencephalography).
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To find out more:
> Lire le dossier « Les recherches du CEA sur le cerveau. Les apports de l’imagerie fonctionnelle et des nanotechnologies ».
> Find out about the recent results of brain research:
To find out more:
> Lire le dossier « Les recherches du CEA sur le cerveau. Les apports de l’imagerie fonctionnelle et des nanotechnologies ».
> Find out about the recent results of brain research:
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MRI: a useful tool for research into the causes of autism.
- Parkinson's disease: use of PET imaging to monitor the therapeutic efficacy of intracerebral gene transfer.
- MRI and brain ageingillissement cérébral.
- Bioprobes for more sensitive and more selective MRI.
- A simple test to determine whether or not a patient is conscious.
> Visit the website of the Institute of Biomedical Imaging (I²BM) at the CEA’s Life Sciences Division.