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Fiche maladie | 2016.06.24
Poliomyelitis
Poliomyelitis is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus (the poliovirus), which invades the nervous system and can lead to irreversible paralysis in just a few hours. It mostly affects children under the age of five. The disease has been preventable since the 1960s thanks to effective vaccines. A global program, aiming to eradicate the disease through vaccination, was launched under the...
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Fiche maladie | 2017.04.24
Antibiotic resistance
Antibiotics are drugs used to treat infections caused by bacteria. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria become resistant and no longer respond to these drugs.
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Document de presse | 2024.11.21
Phages, towards a targeted alternative to antibiotics
With the rapid development of antibiotics in the 1930s, phage therapy – using viruses known as bacteriophages or phages to tackle bacterial infections – fell into oblivion. But as the current rise in antibiotic resistance is making it increasingly difficult to treat bacterial infections, phage therapy is once again sparking interest among physicians and scientists – although it remains complex in...
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Article | 2019.06.18
Bacteria
34 teams from seven departments are addressing the antibiotic resistance challenge with multidisciplinary approaches to characterize and prevent the emergence and the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes and resistant bacteria and to develop new drugs and alternative strategies to fight bacterial infections.
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Article | 2025.02.20
MD-PhD Program
The Institut Pasteur MD-PhD program is designed to bridge the gap between fundamental, applied research and clinical practice, equipping physicians with the skills needed to tackle the increasingly complex healthcare challenges of today. This program offers opportunities for medical students and doctors to improve patient care and in parallel foster innovation in medical sciences.
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Document de presse | 2015.10.28
The Institut Pasteur and Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Molecular Medicine Partner to Form Global Genomics Center
Paris, France and Los Angeles, CaliforniaThe Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Molecular Medicine (CSSIOMM) and the Institut Pasteur today announced a partnership to establish The Pasteur Global Health Genomics Center (PGHGC). The aim of the PGHGC is to advance genomic research utilizing next-generation patient information systems needed to support the acquisition and usage of high-quality...
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News | 2023.03.22
The origins of SARS-CoV-2: the search goes on
Where did SARS-CoV-2 come from? How did this virus enter the human population? These questions still remain unanswered. In June 2022, a group of experts, the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO), published a report on the origin of coronavirus but was unable to draw a definitive conclusion. Since then, research has...
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Document de presse | 2023.03.29
World Autism Awareness Day: Institut Pasteur working actively with clinicians and the autism community
As we mark World Autism Awareness Day on Sunday April 2, 2023, this year the Institut Pasteur is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the discovery of the first genes associated with autism. In 2003, this discovery offered a new perspective on the neurodevelopmental disorder; today, it highlights what still needs to be done to help those affected by autism. Scientists in international consortia...
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Article | 2017.09.12
Pasteur-Paris University enrollment 2018
The 2017-2018 call for enrollment of students in October 2018 is open.
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Fiche maladie | 2022.06.03
Autism
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD). It appears in early childhood (before the age of 36 months) and affects children's developmental areas in different ways and to different degrees. In most cases, its effects impact on autistic individuals' level of independence and social interaction and participation. It is therefore important to diagnose the condition and take action as early as...