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News | 2023.01.18
A journey into the diversity of people with autism
With his book Des gènes, des synapses, des autismes: Un voyage vers la diversité des personnes autistes (French Edition), Thomas Bourgeron and his team delve into DNA in a fascinating investigation in search of the genes associated with autism (or rather the diversity of people with autism).
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News | 2023.01.06
Development of a pentavalent vaccine against New World arenaviruses
An Institut Pasteur team has successfully developed a pentavalent vaccine against the five pathogenic arenaviruses circulating in South America and tested it in a primate model. Each of the viruses has a low incidence but a very high mortality rate, so combining them in a single vaccine would help facilitate vaccine development and ensure that the population can be protected as soon as possible...
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Document de presse | 2022.12.14
SARS-CoV-2: improving treatment for patients with a severe infection
Inflammatory responses to SARS-CoV-2 vary hugely from one individual to the next. Physicians and scientists from the Institut Pasteur, St. James's Hospital in Dublin and Trinity College Dublin have identified factors of increased vulnerability to COVID-19 in some people, which could guide the development of new therapeutic strategies. In particular, the scientists discovered a link between severe...
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News | 2023.01.27
Louis Pasteur Bicentenary Prize: five scientists honoured
As we celebrate the bicentenary of Louis Pasteur’s birth, the Institut Pasteur honoured five talented researchers. These prizes, given on January 26, 2023, reward achievements reflecting the “Pasteur ethos” in the fields of biomedical research, public health or innovation. The links between the Carlsberg Foundation and the Institut Pasteur date back to the end of the 19th century
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News | 2023.01.30
Hepatitis B: towards better treatment for infected individuals in Africa
With 82 million people currently infected in Africa, the hepatitis B virus represents a major health threat. Early treatment can considerably reduce the risk of complications associated with the disease. In a recent analysis, scientists challenged the suitability of the diagnostic tests used in sub-Saharan Africa and called for more optimized treatment for local populations.
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Document de presse | 2023.01.25
Discovery of a circovirus involved in human hepatitis
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital (AP-HP), Inserm in the Imagine Institute, Université Paris Cité and the Alfort National Veterinary School (EnvA) have identified a previously unknown species of circovirus, provisionally named human circovirus 1 (HCirV-1). Circoviruses are a family of small, highly resistant DNA viruses that were initially identified in 1974 in...
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Document de presse | 2022.12.20
Identification of a new neural pathway essential for refining odor perception
In the brain, sensory messages are processed by neurons that send the information collected by the sensory organ to the different structures of the brain. At each stage of integration, the activity of these neurons is controlled by interneurons that exert local inhibition in order to direct and modulate the neural messages. This type of circuit forms the classical architecture of the sensory...
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News | 2023.01.31
Four scientists working at the Institut Pasteur awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant
On Tuesday January 31, 2023, the European Research Council announced the list of beneficiaries of ERC Consolidator Grants, a European funding scheme to develop ambitious, innovative research projects. The laureates include four scientists working at the Institut Pasteur.
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News | 2023.02.09
AVATAR MEDICAL, laureate of the EIC Accelerator, a new step forward in bringing medical imaging at the heart of the surgical practice
AVATAR MEDICAL, spin-off from the Institut Pasteur and Institut Curie, two institutes with the Carnot label, was announced as a laureate of the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator programme, securing 2.5M€ in funding. AVATAR MEDICAL's ambition is to put medical imaging at the heart of surgical practice by making them accessible to surgeons throughout the patient journey. Prior to...
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Document de presse | 2023.02.09
Who are the first ancestors of present-day fish?
What is the origin of the ancestors of present-day fish? What species evolved from them? A 50-year-old scientific controversy revolved around the question of which group, the "bony-tongues" or the "eels", was the oldest. A study by INRAE, the CNRS, the Pasteur Institute, Inserm and the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, has just put an end to the debate by showing through genomic analysis that...
