
The brain: seeing between the fibers of white matter
Digital, Health, In the NewsThe principle behind diffusion imaging and tractography is exploring how water spreads through our brain in order to study the structure of neurons. Doctors can use this method to improve their understanding of brain disease. Pietro Gori, a…

Will health apps soon be covered by health insurance?
Digital, Health, In the NewsCharlotte Krychowski, Télécom École de Management – Institut Mines-Télécom ;
Meyer Haggège, Grenoble École de Management (GEM) and Myriam Le Goff-Pronost, IMT Atlantique – Institut Mines-Télécom
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The Auragen project: turning the hopes of genomic medicine into reality
Health, In the News, SocietyThere is only one way to unlock the mysteries of certain genetic diseases — analyze each patient gene by gene. Genome analysis offers great promise for understanding rare diseases and providing personalized treatment for each patient. The…

Fine particles are dangerous, and not just during pollution peaks
Energy & environment, Health, In the NewsVéronique Riffault, IMT Lille Douai – Institut Mines-Télécom and François Mathé, IMT Lille Douai – Institut Mines-Télécom
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Fine particulate pollution: can we trust microsensor readings?
Energy & environment, Health, In the NewsNathalie Redon, IMT Lille Douai – Institut Mines-Télécom
Last May, Paris City Hall launched “Pollutrack”: a fleet of micro sensors placed on the roofs of vehicles traveling throughout the capital to measure the amount of fine particles…

Air quality: several approaches to modeling the invisible
Energy & environment, Health, In the NewsThe theme day on air quality modeling (organized by FIMEA and IMT Lille Douai) on June 8 provided an opportunity for researchers in this field to exchange on existing methods. Modeling makes it possible to identify the link between pollution…

Our exposure to electromagnetic waves: beware of popular belief
Energy & environment, Health, In the NewsJoe Wiart, Télécom ParisTech – Institut Mines-Télécom, Université Paris-Saclay
This article is published in partnership with "La Tête au carré", the daily radio show on France Inter dedicated to the popularization of science, presented…

IMT awards the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to Jay Humphrey, Professor at Yale University
Health, In the NewsThis prestigious honor was awarded on 29 June at Mines Saint-Etienne by Philippe Jamet, President of IMT, in the presence of many important scientific, academic and institutional figures. IMT’s aim was to honor one of the inventors and pioneers…

4D Imaging for Evaluating Facial Paralysis Treatment
Digital, Health, In the NewsMohamed Daoudi is a researcher at IMT Lille Douai, and is currently working on an advanced system of 4-dimensional imaging to measure the after-effects of peripheral facial paralysis. This tool could prove especially useful to practitioners…

Particulate matter pollution peaks: detection and prevention
Energy & environment, Health, In the NewsBy Véronique Riffault, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, IMT Lille Douai – Institut Mines-Télécom
This article was originally published in French in The Conversation France.
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