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How does our platform AnonyMine solve the problem of Data Anonymisation?

Would you like to reuse data for other studies, communicate on internal research, or just publish sensitive data? By becoming GDPR-compliant, our anonymisation platform AnonyMine, specialized in high-dimensional data such as clinical and microbiome, gives a second...

[ARTICLE] – How is microbiota involved in childhood mental illnesses such as ADHD and ASD?

There is growing evidence that the gut and the brain are linked. First observation: mental illnesses are commonly associated with gastrointestinal disorders, patients with neurological diseases often experience constipation, abdominal pain, or diarrhoea. Second: the...

[ARTICLE] Long chain unsaturated fat is cytotoxic for cancer cells

Killing tumour cells by fatty indigestion: here is the strategy to fight cancer, explored by Belgian scientists from Louvain University. Their work, recently published in Cell Metabolism(1), provided many convincing arguments from in vitro and animal experiments. Not...

[WEBPAPER] Patient Reported Outcomes: how to develop it and why use it in clinical studies?

« On a scale of 1 to 10, how do you feel today? » This is one of the questions that many patients may be confronted with in a clinical trial. Indeed, the state of a patient's health can be assessed by taking into account the opinion of patients on various themes. When...

[ARTICLE] – Trial registration: different tools, same ethical principle.

Jan 27, 2022 | Food, Health, Nutrition

As described by the World Health Organization (WHO), “the registration of all interventional trials is considered to...

[ARTICLE] Measurement of body composition: concept and tools

Oct 27, 2021 | Health, Nutrition

As developed in our previous article on , the type of data obtained are useful for diagnosis, managing and...

[INFOGRAPHIC] What is DXA ?

Oct 27, 2021 | Health, Nutrition

Do you want to discover more about body composition, read our article about concepts and tools of body...

[INFOGRAPHIC] What is DXA ?

by Administrateur Biofortis | Oct 27, 2021 | Health, Nutrition

Do you want to discover more about body composition, read our article about concepts and tools of body composition.References : https://www.biofortis.fr/2021/10/27/body-composition-concepts-tools/ For more information, don't hesitate to contact us :

Observational studies: interest and specificities

by Administrateur Biofortis | Oct 20, 2020 | Health

“Real world data” (RWD), “real world evidence” (RWE) or “observational studies” are terms widely used in recent years and famous topics in many events such as congress, thematic days, workshops or even in authorities with national and international scope. The Food and...

[POSTER] Challenge test-based resilience as a measure for health

by Administrateur Biofortis | Sep 8, 2020 | Health

Challenge test-based resilience as a measure for health Sabrina Le Bouter-Banon 1, Sonia Brinet 1, Stéphane Deniau 1, Wilrike Pasman 2, Femke Hoevenaars 2, Karin Bosch 2, Suzan Wopereis 2, Valérie Collet 1, Françoise Le Vacon 1 1 Biofortis Mérieux NutriSciences,...

About Covid19 Serological testing

by Administrateur Biofortis | Sep 1, 2020 | Health

About COVID-19 Serological testing The global pandemic of COVID-19 continues to affect the world since its emergence late last year. Several weeks ago, Biofortis explained to you in a synthetic way the principle of RT-PCR detection analysis of the coronavirus, and...

The positive role of nutritional support in the treatment of COVID-19 (Part 2)

by Administrateur Biofortis | Jun 9, 2020 | Food, Health

Route of Nutrition Support The last article sets forth the rationale for utilizing nutrition support among patients with pneumonia, and this section will review clinical outcomes brought by different routes of nutrition support, namely enteral nutrition (EN) and...

The positive role of nutritional support in the treatment of COVID-19 (Part 1)

by Administrateur Biofortis | Apr 28, 2020 | Health, Nutrition

Presently, no drug has been officially and specifically approved for COVID-19 treatment, and symptomatic treatment remains the only viable option: it is hoped that with a good state-of-health, patients will gradually develop immunity and recover. Health officials such...