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Vidéo | 2026.02.20
Gender immunity
Women and men do not have the same immunity.Molly Ingersoll, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, explains why.In women, the immune response is faster and more inflammatory.In men, certain infections—such as urinary tract infections—are rarer, but often longer and more severe.Hormones play a key role: estrogen and testosterone directly regulate our immune system.This research paves the way for...
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News | 2026.02.26
Foodborne infection: environmental Salmonella from the Americas found to be resistant to antibiotics in Europe and Asia
A study by the Institut Pasteur has highlighted the genetic diversity of Salmonella enterica serovar Panama, a bacterial pathogen responsible for frequent foodborne infections in the French West Indies and French Guiana, and revealed the worrying evolution of a bacterium that was previously susceptible to treatment. The findings emphasize the need for increased surveillance to prevent health...
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Vidéo | 2026.03.02
Skin and hormones
Men and women: a question of hormones... and skin.Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone: these messengers also influence how our skin reacts to disease.Take Verneuil's disease, for example:70% of cases affect women.Symptoms evolve according to the hormonal cycle.Why do certain inflammatory skin diseases affect women more?How do hormonal variations during the menstrual cycle or pregnancy alter the...
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Document de presse | 2026.03.02
How microbes protect against allergies
A study conducted by scientists from the Institut Pasteur has revealed that microbes protect the lungs from subsequently developing allergies and asthma. This long-term protection is "memorized" not by immune system cells but by fibroblasts, structural cells in the lungs. These results, published in Nature Immunology, open up new possibilities for the development of preventive strategies for...
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Report | 2026.03.05
How understanding the immune system can help us age better
How understanding the immune system can help us age better
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Portrait | 2026.02.09
Molly Ingersoll: advocating for women's health and women's rights
Molly Ingersoll has been head of a research team at the Institut Pasteur in Paris since 2012. This unfailingly optimistic microbiologist and immunologist is committed to revolutionizing our approach to health. She is currently exploring the differences between women and men in their immune response to disease. The focus of her research is how the symptoms and consequences of urinary infections...
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Vidéo | 2026.03.05
Making neurons
She creates neurons in the laboratory to understand Alzheimer's disease.Veranika Panasenkava, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institut Pasteur, creates brain cells to study what goes wrong at the very onset of the disease.The culprit? A protein fragment called amyloid beta. Normally, this protein helps our neurons communicate with each other. But sometimes, it is poorly made. Like a poorly...
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Article | 2025.04.28
Lettre de l'Institut Pasteur - International
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Vidéo | 2026.03.09
What is the current status of research into female cancers?
What is the current state of research into female cancers? That's the question we were asked on the street.Aurélie Chiche, a researcher at the Institut Pasteur, answers by explaining how the latest scientific advances are changing the way female cancers are detected and treated.Artificial intelligence, targeted therapies, immunotherapy, liquid biopsies... These innovations enable earlier...
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Article | 2017.01.04
Pasteur-Cnam-EHESP School of Public Health
The Institut Pasteur and the Cnam (National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts), in partnership with the EHESP (French School of Public Health), have combined their complementary expertise within the Pasteur-Cnam-EHESP School of Public Health to offer an Advanced Master degree - Mastère Spécialisé in Global Health.
