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News | 2022.01.31
A new method for identifying and typing Shigella strains
A team from the Institut Pasteur and their international colleagues have recently validated a new method that uses the genome of Shigella bacteria to improve identification and typing.
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News | 2022.01.11
The bacterium causing legionellosis modifies the electrochemical potential of host mitochondria to better replicate
The pathogen Legionella pneumophila modulates the biochemistry of the cell it infects for its own benefit. The bacterium stops mitochondrial respiration, while maintaining the membrane potential of the mitochondria to delay the destruction of the cell.
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News | 2022.01.17
Institut Pasteur part of an international network for the development of new antimicrobials
Scientists from twelve countries have recently joined forces to develop a program to identify new antimicrobial molecules. The project is based around the IRAADD, an international cooperation network of which the Institut Pasteur is a member.
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News | 2022.03.07
Cognition in Drosophila flies more developed than previously thought
A study demonstrates the learning and attention capacity of Drosophila, paving the way for a potential model for cognitive science research.
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News | 2022.06.03
Tackling fungal infections more effectively through surveillance
A review study on the epidemiology of fungal infections in France opens new avenues for research to tackle these diseases more effectively.
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Report | 2022.04.06
Louis Pasteur: a universal legacy
This year marks the bicentenary of Louis Pasteur's birth. His reputation speaks for itself, with streets and schools named after him in France and across the world. His immense legacy can even be seen in our homes, in the "pasteurized" products derived from one of his discoveries. And it was Pasteur who laid the scientific foundations for the principles of hygiene, which took on such importance...
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Document de presse | 2024.04.26
WHO and France convene high-level meeting to defeat meningitis
Paralympians join effort to tackle deadly diseaseGlobal leaders highlight the need to defeat meningitis – a leading cause of disability – at a high-level meeting co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Government of France, under the High Patronage of Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic. The event is taking place on 26-27 April 2024 at the Institut Pasteur and is...
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Document de presse | 2024.04.26
Bronchiolitis: two French studies demonstrate the effectiveness of Beyfortus® in preventing serious illness and reducing hospital admissions among infants
After a 2022/2023 season marked by a severe epidemic of bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), in particular in terms of emergency department visits and hospital admissions, on September 15, 2023 the French Government launched a preventive immunization campaign, administering nirsevimab (Beyfortus®), to protect infants and reduce the circulation of the virus.To assess the...
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News | 2022.03.22
World Water Day: several water-related diseases still exist
World Water Day is held on March 22, 2022. The theme for this year’s edition is: "Groundwater – making the invisible visible". On this occasion, learn more about diseases related to water access – predominantly infectious diseases – in our fact sheets and some of the initiatives implemented by the Institut Pasteur in Paris and the Pasteur Network.
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News | 2022.03.22
Ukrainian scientists: offer to join a host laboratory at the Institut Pasteur in Paris
In view of the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Institut Pasteur is providing funding to host Ukrainian scientists in its research laboratories.
