News | 2025.07.30
On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, the Institut Pasteur and the association ALFI (Association for Housing Families and Individuals) officially signed a strategic partnership aimed at expanding access to affordable housing for young scientists. The signing ceremony, held in the presence of François Romaneix, Executive Vice-President of the Institut Pasteur, and Guillaume Brugidou, General Delegate of ALFI...
Vidéo | 2025.08.05
What if Covid could remain hidden... in our brains?This is what Anthony Coleon and his team at the Lyssavirus, Epidemiology and Neuropathology Unit at the Pasteur Institute have revealed: SARS-CoV-2 can persist for up to 80 days after infection... in the brain stem.As a result, the virus disrupts the activity of genes linked to dopamine, a neurotransmitter essential for memory and emotions.This...
Portrait | 2025.05.22
The Brazilian-born scientist has devoted his career to exploring the links between viral infections and the brain. He specializes in neurotropic viruses and is working to elucidate the infectious mechanisms underpinning the SARS-CoV-2 and rabies viruses. With a transcontinental background, a passion for science and a coherent approach to research challenges, Guilherme Dias de Melo is driven by an...
Vidéo | 2025.08.08
Does dengue fever hijack mosquitoes' brains?!Louis Lambrecht and his team, including Félix Hol, have discovered that infected mosquitoes take smaller blood meals...As a result, they bite more often.So they infect more people. An extremely clever... and scary viral strategy.(video in french, English subtitles available)
News | 2025.07.10
An unprecedented situation has arisen this summer, with the first locally acquired cases of chikungunya detected as early as June, notably affecting the Grand Est region for the very first time. Chikungunya is a viral disease mainly transmitted to humans by bites from mosquitoes of the Aedes genus. It is characterized by symptoms such as fever and intense joint pain. In the wake of severe...
News | 2025.07.11
From the tiger mosquito, now well established in Europe, to endemic species in the tropics or Pacific region, these insects have colonized vast areas of the planet and play a key role in local ecosystems. Only around a hundred mosquito species, some of which potentially transmit pathogenic agents, are known to bite humans. Given their diversity and geographic expansion, special efforts must be...
Fiche maladie | 2024.12.09
Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic autoinflammatory skin condition. It is characterized by recurring painful nodules, abscesses and suppurative lesions in areas where the skin rubs together, mainly the armpits, the skin folds of the groin, the buttocks and under the breasts. Symptoms occur in cycles or flare-ups, and the condition has a considerable impact on patients' quality of life, both...
Page avancée | 2025.08.12
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Article | 2025.08.19
Climate change favors the emergence of infectious diseases. Institut Pasteur deploys strategies integrating human, animal and environmental health to reduce these risks.
Article | 2025.08.19
Chronic diseases are progressing and affecting younger populations. Institut Pasteur studies the underlying mechanisms of non-communicable diseases and inflammation.