IMRB and Generali France, a new alliance to tackle the impact of climate change on our health

As part of its partnership with the Paris-Est-Créteil University Foundation, Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne University (UPEC), the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), Generali France has become a partner of the new Biomedical Research Building (BRB) and PolluRisk, a platform unique in Europe dedicated to research into the effects of pollution and global warming on health.

This agreement also stipulates that some of the researchers from the Mondor Institute for Biomedical Research (Inserm/UPEC) will become members of the scientific consortium formed around the Generali Climate Lab.

 

UPEC press release dated October 10, 2025

 

 

Significant increase in psychiatric consultations during peaks of high heat and pollution – A study conducted at the IMRB!

 

A recent study conducted at the IMRB by Stéphane JAMAIN and Baptiste PIGNON, from the Translational Neuropsychiatry team, shows a significant increase in psychiatric consultations during periods of extreme heat. “Researchers have observed a 9.7% increase in consultations for psychiatric disorders in emergency departments during heat waves,” explains Stéphane JAMAIN.

To explain this phenomenon, scientists suggest that fine particles emitted by transport, pesticides, and the chemical industry may be responsible. “By passing into the brain via the bloodstream, these particles alter the cells around the neurons,” adds Baptiste PIGNON – Le Parisien, October 9, 2025.

 

Full article from Le Parisien, October 9, 2025

 

France 3 report “Ici ce matin” – Interview with Stéphane JAMAIN, October 9, 2025

 

Podcast with Baptiste PIGNON – Radio France, September 24, 2025