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News | 2024.05.15
The untapped potential of cycling for public health and the climate
A national study has revealed that cycling benefits health, the economy and the climate in France. The findings show that cycling can prevent nearly 2,000 deaths each year and that every kilometer cycled saves €1 in medical costs. The unprecedented study was conducted by researchers in the joint CNAM-Institut Pasteur PACRI unit, in collaboration with the CNRS.
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Document de presse | 2024.03.28
Inauguration in Brazil of the Institut Pasteur de São Paulo, member of the Pasteur Network
On March 27, 2024, the Institut Pasteur de São Paulo was inaugurated by French President, Emmanuel Macron. As a member of the Pasteur Network, this institute, founded by the Institut Pasteur and the University of São Paulo, conducts international-level research in the field of health biology to further understanding of diseases and their impact on human health, especially in the context of...
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Report | 2024.03.12
COVID-19: which monoclonal antibodies should be used for vulnerable individuals?
Vaccination does not offer sufficient protection against severe forms of COVID-19 for people with a weakened immune system. For these individuals, monoclonal antibodies have long been the preferred therapeutic solution. But depending on the SARS-CoV-2 variant, the effectiveness of these treatments has fluctuated. Scientists have had to develop novel antibodies that are more effective while also...
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Document de presse | 2024.02.22
New epidemiological surveillance indicators for more effective monitoring of suicide attempts
Teams from the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department at Robert Debré Hospital (AP-HP), the AP-HP Digital Services Department and the Institut Pasteur, coordinated by Romain Bey and Prof. Richard Delorme, have developed novel digital tools to improve mental health monitoring for people living in the Greater Paris region. The data in this retrospective study were generated by analyzing several...
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Portrait | 2024.01.15
Sarah Dellière: from hospital to lab, a scientist without borders
"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood." These words from Marie Curie neatly sum up the philosophy and career of Sarah Dellière. She is determined, optimistic and adventurous, and she loves stepping out of her comfort zone to embrace new experiences and further deepen her knowledge.At the age of just 17, Sarah Dellière began traveling to far-flung corners of the world to...
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News | 2023.12.11
Toscana virus causes unexplained encephalitis
A team from the Institut Pasteur in Paris, in collaboration with researchers in Spain, has identified Toscana virus in samples taken from patients in southern Spain. This virus is responsible for cases of encephalitis that have never been fully explained. The presence of this virus in the samples challenges the assumption that it was rare in the Mediterranean region. Thanks to this discovery,...
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Document de presse | 2023.12.05
COVID-19: the persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in the lungs and the role of innate immunity
One to two weeks after contracting COVID, the SARS-CoV-2 virus generally becomes undetectable in the upper respiratory tract. But does that mean that it is no longer present in the body? To find out, a team from the Institut Pasteur specialized in HIV, in collaboration with a French public research institute, the Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), conducted a study on lung...
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News | 2023.11.15
The Institut Pasteur pays tribute to Dr. Grancher, physician and “Pasteurian”
On November 7, 2023, the Grancher Foundation celebrated its 120th anniversary on the Institut Pasteur campus. The Foundation was established by Dr. Joseph Grancher. It was an opportunity for the Institut Pasteur's President to pay tribute to the physician best known for his work on tuberculosis – a disease that the Institut Pasteur continues to fight.
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Document de presse | 2023.11.14
Significant "post-COVID" resurgence in invasive meningococcal disease
A team of scientists from the Institut Pasteur has used the database of the National Reference Center for Meningococci to trace the evolution of invasive meningococcal disease cases in France between 2015 and 2022, revealing an unprecedented resurgence in the disease after the easing of control measures imposed during the COVID-19 epidemic. Recently reported cases have mainly been caused by...
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Document de presse | 2023.10.25
New discovery concerning receptors used by coronaviruses to enter human cells
The SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for COVID-19 can cause severe acute respiratory syndrome, contrasting with other coronaviruses that were known to cause mild seasonal colds prior to its emergence in 2019. This raises the question of why one coronavirus affects humans more severely than another. Scientists at the Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité and the VRI have now provided part of the...
