1. 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.

2. News | 2024.04.04

   AMAZED: harnessing the potential of the Pasteur Network to investigate vector-borne diseases

   The Institut Pasteur is involved in AMAZED, a multidisciplinary project to study the mechanisms behind the emergence of arboviruses, in other words pathogens transmitted by insect vectors. The project, coordinated by the Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, brings together the Institut Pasteur and three members of the Pasteur Network in France's overseas territories (French Guiana, Guadeloupe and New...

3. News | 2024.04.02

   The gut microbiota: an incredibly rich ecosystem

   We call it the "second brain," but what exactly is it? What do we know about it today, and what are the medical applications? Five scientists addressed these questions in the public conference "The gut microbiota: towards new health practices," held at the Institut Pasteur in connection with Brain Awareness Week.

4. News | 2024.04.08

   Interested in helping to shape the Institut Pasteur of tomorrow? We're open to ideas!

   We invite you to join our discussion group on the image and perception of the Institut Pasteur to hear your opinion and suggestions.

5. News | 2023.06.06

   HIV-AIDS: natural killer cells that target HIV

   African green monkeys are able to live while being infected with the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) without ever developing AIDS. Their hint? Directly eliminate infected cells, without causing an inflammatory reaction that the virus could use to its advantage.

6. News | 2023.09.05

   HIV-AIDS: broadly neutralizing antibodies, stars of the lab

   Highly promising, broadly neutralizing antibodies can react with the vast majority of HIV particles to cause their destruction by the body. However, the latter would have to be able to produce equally effective antibodies...

7. News | 2023.07.10

   HIV-AIDS: a virus master of evasion

   Developing effective therapeutic vaccines requires knowing how to chemically recognize microbes, as well as exposing them to treatment. Able to mutate very quickly and to camouflage itself inside the cells it infects, the AIDS virus (or HIV) constitutes a challenge for researchers.

8. News | 2023.01.12

   Improving our understanding of insect vectors to curb disease outbreaks

   A few weeks after the book Le moustique, ennemi public n°1? , published by Quae, Anna-Bella Failloux, researcher at the Institut Pasteur and co-author of the book, looks back on the Pasteurian expertise on vector-borne diseases.

9. News | 2022.09.26

   Acerola: beware of potential allergic reactions

   Acerola is a tropical fruit sold as an OTC health and wellness product for its high vitamin C and antioxidant content. However, it also appears to contain allergenic compounds comparable to those found in some types of pollen and nuts. Juice and some food supplements made with this fruit may also contain these compounds. 

10. News | 2022.07.22

    Cryptococcal meningitis: a new effective treatment with fewer side effects

    A large-scale clinical trial has demonstrated the efficacy of a new therapeutic protocol to treat cryptococcal meningitis associated with HIV infection and shown that it leads to fewer adverse effects.

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