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Sarcomas are a rare type of cancer that develops in the connective tissue of organs. We suspect some environmental factors may contribute to their development, but to the present day our understanding of these factors is very limited. To better understand the origin of sarcomas, a research platform called ETIOSARC has recorded data from around […]

In October 2024, the PHARes team at the BPH launched the Orchidée project. With the participation of national university hospital centres, the Health Data Hub, the University of Bordeaux and the School of Advanced Studies in Public Health, the aim is to anticipate future health challenges, strengthen disease prevention and epidemiological vigilance in France, while […]

The Memento national cohort, which studies Alzheimer’s disease, has been renewed for the period 2025-2029 thanks to a favourable evaluation by the French National Research Agency (ANR) in 2024. This will enable this longitudinal study to be continued in order to gain a deeper understanding of the disease and develop new therapeutic strategies     […]

The HerpBioMA project is exploring the link between Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1) and the brain lesions characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease. This project, based on data from the B cube cohort, aims to understand the early pathophysiological mechanisms at work in Alzheimer’s disease, so that it can be prevented before clinical symptoms appear     […]

  Expertise in global health and “One Health” already exists in France, but is dispersed and not very visible. To remedy this, an initiative bringing together 31 academic organisations has been launched: France One & Global Health (FrOGH). The aim is to make these skills more visible and to optimise the actions carried out in […]