After 4 decades of classical academic research, once retired, I have shifted to applied research in 2011 and I briefly review below the ads and complexity of this shift. “There is no applied research but applications of basic science” this famous statement of Pasteur is certainly valid but not that easy to achieve. It often … Read more
I am delighted to give a lecture at the Academy of Medicine at the invitation of Professors Jean-Louis Guéant and Bernard Bioulac on April 14. The title of my lecture will be “The Neuroarchaeology of Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A New Approach to Predicting and Treating Autism.” I will try to cover the areas addressed by my … Read more
Science does not know everything! Why does the universe seem to be expanding? Why and how do certain cancers and brain diseases develop, and how can they be treated? On the other hand, when science demonstrates a fact, ignoring it is tantamount to preferring fake news to reality and using your legs more than your … Read more
I am delighted to see the Ben-Ari Institute for Innovation (IBEN) soon to open 300 meters from INMED (INSERM), which I designed, founded, and directed almost two decades ago. There will therefore be two buildings, one academic and the other private, illustrating the growing importance of biotechnology in transforming academic discoveries into therapeutic tools. This … Read more
We often wonder how to reconcile two fields as distant as science and faith. In the former, there are no absolute certainties, and any proposition or law can be challenged by new data, which is how our knowledge progresses. In the latter, there are dogmas that do not need to be proven and remain valid. … Read more
IBEN is a turnkey laboratory and office building for cutting-edge companies: 6,430 m² spread over 4 levels, developed by Eiffage Immobilier and designed by architect Rudy Ricciotti. Interested and want more information? Visit the project page at http://www.ben-ari.fr/iben-en/ or contact Céline Hubert by email: celine.hubert@beopus.fr Watch the video about the project:
At the risk of repeating ourselves, we cannot stress enough how crazy our world has become and how it is heading for disaster, especially since the big slick guy took office in the Oval Office. Of course, the beauty of nature remains, but so does the thing that allows us to continue to believe in … Read more
Marseille is particularly renowned in the academic and private sectors in the field of immunology, with major state-funded projects and some of the best hospital facilities in France. But Marseille is also a large campus—Luminy—on the edge of the famous calanques in an idyllic setting, offering a range of academic expertise (32 research laboratories, including … Read more
In recent years, universities have been ranked according to their publications, the number of Nobel Prize winners working there, etc. Comparing Harvard (over £40 billion in funds, 14,000 employees, but only 23,000 students) to Aix Marseille University (€72 million and 80,000 students, 8,000 staff) is not straightforward. Admittedly, Harvard currently has 42 Nobel Prize winners … Read more
“Yehezkel Ben-Ari: The Neuroarcheology concept: From brain development to predicting, understanding, and treating brain disorders”. This is the title of an interview published by Genomic press as part of a series of portraits dedicated to the scientific and personal life of well-known scientists. it is always amazing and difficult to bring together personnal and professional … Read more
I am delighted to announce the creation of a corporate hotel on the Luminy campus – the Ben-Ari Institute for Innovation (IBEN) – which will be built by Eiffage with Rudy Ricciotti as architect and Tivoli Capital as the main financier. With 6,600 square metres of laboratories, offices and common areas, it will be a … Read more
Politics should not interfere with science, because when it does, whether through major priorities (such as Sarkozy’s Alzheimer’s plan), it prevents progress. By definition, science is a long-term endeavour, and major discoveries occur unpredictably in a fertile environment. When Stalin decided that Lysenko would manage genetics according to the laws of socialism – a narrow … Read more
In this work (1), the authors examined the possible relationships between metabolism and food consumed during pregnancy, and in particular during the 24th week (approximately 6 months of gestation), and the incidence of neurodevelopmental diseases such as autism and ADHD. The study examined the development of children at the age of 10 in a cohort … Read more
In an interview conducted by journalist Anne Guion, I answered a few questions, emphasising the importance of motherhood, which is the most fragile period with regard to pollution in general and pesticides in particular (see also the french article below). Before Trump’s arrival, exceptional studies had shown that the incidence of autism and brain diseases … Read more
Despite considerable efforts and substantial investment, there are still no effective treatments for many neurological and psychiatric diseases, including autism and other developmental syndromes. There are 2 main reasons for this I) These syndromes are born in utero, which modifies the pathogenesis of the syndrome. As I have already explained, the triggering element will modify … Read more
Founded 5 years ago by the Neurochlore start-up, the non-profit IBEN fund aimed to help parents of autistic children and autism support associations. Over the 5 years of its existence, based exclusively on donations from Neurochlore, we have been able to distribute over €150K to various associations across the country, including Abashoshin , Asperanza (Brest) … Read more
I’m taking part in this meeting with the heads of CHU and innovation. I’ll be presenting our advances in the “Pelargos” project. In a nutshell, autism is “born” in utero, resulting in changes to the way the brain is constructed and later manifesting itself as the syndrome and its characteristics. As a result, we set … Read more
I have been giving 2h course to the Pasteur Institute doctoral school. This is a course on brain development and pathology to an ensemble of PhD students from the scientific and clinical background Course usually in English. You can find “Pasteur DPNS 2024-2025 course” content below
The spectrum link is a large communication network involved in describing and reporting novel tools to understand and treat autism spectrum Disorders (ASD). Their correspondent has asked me to give a teamviews lecture on my observations and discovery on novel approaches and treatments of autism. I have taken this opportunity to describe several issues that … Read more
For the past 4 decades, we’ve been told that almost everything is genetic, from the “serious” about diseases, to the Noble level of stupidity – identifying in France the followers of salted or sweetened butter, or the ability to hold chopsticks in the populations of San Francisco, only to find out that the inhabitants of … Read more
How do we calm conflicts with farmers: quick, we change the usage indicator! Even an elementary school student understands the subtlety. We measure the quantities of substances used on a field without considering the toxicity of each product. Thus, if a farmer uses X grams of a product 100 times more toxic than another. As … Read more
We have a lot to learn from nature! life is a collective work with networks of interdependent species, genes and cellular assembly. Work in the disciplines of biology and evolution teaches us how life is a construction conditioned by the balance between these functions. A striking example is provided by this publication showing how a … Read more
As a reminder, sponges are animals not plants…no brain, no digestive system, no muscles, a body made up of channels that filter water and reject waste, all while hanging on a rock. It is equipped with reproduction and spermatozoa, in short everything that is necessary. Especially unlike plants, these cells do not have the chloroplast … Read more
It must be said that we have been looking for autoantibodies in patients, particularly epileptics, for ages to explain the persistence of seizures. The idea in a simplified way is that the body would produce antibodies against important proteins, neutralizing their actions a bit as if they had been injected with an antagonist or an … Read more
In humans or pets, large size is associated with an increased likelihood of cancer. The general idea is therefore that cancer results from a large number of cell divisions associated with genetic mutations which will reduce/break down the protective mechanisms which prevent anarchic division and the formation of tumors. However, an English statistician had shown … Read more
Coral has always been considered a plant. Logically it looks like a tree with roots. The ancients Aristotle, or Pliny the elder had classified it like a plant. In 1726, a coral-loving doctor, living in Gadeloupe- Jean-André Peyssonnel submitted an iconoclastic article suggesting that it is an animal. The academy refused its publication and Réaumur, … Read more
It just goes to show that reason ends up convincing the most recalcitrant! the world bank, certainly not a leftist and environmentalist Huber lulu environment, finally supports the need to completely review the agri-food system. The exorbitant ecological cost of intensive agriculture and the food that results from it would be enough to fail to … Read more
The case was clear: cancers are due to an unpredictable genetic mutation, in short, bad luck, the accumulation of mutations in the DNA leads to the disruption of certain key genes and the disordered cells begin to proliferate until form a cluster of abnormal cells: a tumor. Treatments are also focused on how to counteract … Read more
We like simple things in the modern, digital world, white or black, 0 or 1! Autism is either the fault of the mother or poor genetics. But both are false! the idea of the mother’s fault was born in the mind of a twisted psychologist, which has no scientific basis, if only because the syndrome … Read more
A priori, this is not a scoop, we are different on a biological level and certain organs are present in Madame not in Monsieur and vice versa. The same for certain hormones and reactions – for example more empathy in Madame in general than in Monsieur. And the brain? Numerous studies have suggested differences for … Read more
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