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Despite control efforts, malaria still has a devastating impact on the well-being of millions of people, especially in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Low healthcare access, weak health systems, and a decline in the efficacy of vector control interventions threaten to reverse the progress made in

InfaDiet is a collaborative project, which aims at studying the influence of infant feeding (milk components & complementary feeding practices) on the child’s health (growth, infections and allergic symptoms) and neurodevelopment. Our main hypothesis is that the beneficial influence of breastfeeding

The WHO guidelines on environmental noise published in October 2018 highlight that evidence on the health effects of noise from wind turbines is either non-existent or of poor quality. In this context, the objectives of the RIBEolh project are: • To evaluate the health effects (in the broad sense

Strong social inequalities in health exist in high income countries for chronic diseases associated with diet and lifestyles. As early as infancy, children from disadvantaged families are breastfed less often, display suboptimal diets, along with a higher risk of later overweight and obesity. Althou

Cluster randomised trials (CRTs) are trials in which intact social units, such as hospitals, medical practices or communities, are randomized to intervention or control conditions while outcomes are then assessed on individuals within such clusters. The use of CRTs to evaluate clinical and public he

The central hypothesis that the host genotype plays an important role in the effects of respiratory allergens and viruses in asthma is supported by several observations, but has still never been deeply addressed. New technologies based on microarrays allow accurate and comprehensive characterization

Objectives of the EDeN project are to test whether early exposure to endocrine disruptors with widespread exposure in the general population (phenols and phthalates) is associated with child neurodevelopment (cognition and dysregulated behaviour) and maternal cortisol (a marker of the hypothalamic–p

In this project, we will develop a behavioral economics module within the Constances epidemiological cohort in order to measure patient’s individual economic preferences toward risk, ambiguity and time. These psychological variables and the associated biases are the cornerstones of the normative and

Promotion of physical activity has been an integral part of public health policy but our lifestyles are increasingly sedentary and the epidemic of obesity and diabetes continues to grow. Current guidelines recommend 30 minutes per day, 5 days a week (or 2.5 hours per week) of moderate-to-vigorous ph