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2022.08.05
An immune receptor normally known for identifying viral RNA is also capable of binding to cellular RNA to induce immune defenses. This mechanism could trigger...
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2022.02.16
Some rare HIV-infected patients are able to keep the viral load low enough not to require treatment. A study by researchers at the Pasteur Institute and...
Document de presse
2021.12.23
The Omicron variant was detected for the first time in South Africa in November 2021 and has since spread to many countries. It is expected to become the...
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2021.12.21
Parasites of the genus Leishmania show important genomic instability, which these pathogens use to adapt to their environment. A study by Institut Pasteur...
Document de presse
2021.09.27
The clinical manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection vary from one individual to the next, and much remains unknown about the mechanisms underpinning this...
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2021.05.31
Diphtheria is a severe infection caused in humans by toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria. If left untreated, it leads to death in 5 to 25...
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2021.03.30
Immunotherapy, or the notion of "retraining" patients' immune systems, constitutes a major step forward in the fight against cancer. Although the results of...
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2021.02.02
Cancer is the leading cause of mortality in France. In the last 40 years, survival rates have increased for several types of cancer, such as breast or prostate...
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2020.12.02
Before the vaccine era, diphtheria was the most deadly respiratory infection in young children. There are still outbreaks of diphtheria in some world regions...
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2020.11.26
Presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss, involves genetic and environmental factors. A genomic analysis can identify gene variants whose pathogenicity...