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2023.10.02
Malaria is the most deadly vector-borne disease in the world, claiming more than 600,000 lives each year. Vector-borne diseases are caused by an infectious...
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2023.09.11
Food safety is a major concern in our society, requiring constant attention and research efforts to counter the associated microbiological risks. The...
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2023.08.23
By mid-August 2023, WHO figures showed that more than 769 million people worldwide had been infected with SARS-CoV-2, leading to over 7 million deaths. The...
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2023.09.04
The brain is a complex organ with a surprising ability to adapt. The plasticity of synapses in particular allows neuron assemblies to modulate their functions...
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2023.07.24
In 1885, Louis Pasteur successfully performed the first rabies vaccination on Joseph Meister, a 9-year-old shepherd from Alsace. A century and a half later,...
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2023.07.26
Natural killer (NK) cells are white blood cells that are capable of detecting and destroying tumor cells or cells infected with viruses. Their importance in...
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2023.06.16
In January 2018, Institut Pasteur adopted a new strategic plan for 2019-2023, to boost basic research and increase its impact on human health, with...
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2023.06.28
Since the 2010s, researchers have been studying the molecular mechanisms underlying deafness of which certain types of so-called sensorineural deafness and...
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2023.06.21
Parasites in the genus Plasmodium are responsible for malaria. They infect humans via mosquitoes that have themselves been infected. Once the parasite has...
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2023.06.19
Hearing is the most frequently affected of the five major senses. The vast majority of auditory deficits affect the cochlea, the sensory organ of hearing,...