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News | 2014.06.30
The Institut Pasteur signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Institut of Liver and Biliary Sciences in India
The Institut Pasteur, the Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences (ILBS) and the Government of National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) which aims to promote the implementation and execution of collaborative research projects and organize joint scientific shops at bilateral or multilateral level. Exchange of scientists, PhD and MDPhD will be...
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News | 2014.06.22
Scientists discover a novel mechanism in the development of pre-eclampsia
No treatment currently exists for pre-eclampsia, a gestational disorder which affects over 8 million pregnant women worldwide and can cause premature delivery or death of the mother or the fetus.
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News | 2014.07.18
The Institut Pasteur expresses its deep sadness after the crash of the MH17 flight
The Institut Pasteur, all the scientists and administrative staff, wish to express their deep sadness after the crash of the MH17 flight. This tragedy is the result of stupidity and barbary. We think of all those people who died so tragically and their families. Also, we will remember all our colleagues who have dedicated their lives to the fight against HIV. We know how this will affect the...
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News | 2014.07.21
TB transmission: Why tubercle bacilli of animal origin don't spread within human populations
Researchers examined the mechanisms involved in tuberculosis (TB) transmission to explain why tubercle bacilli of animal origin don't spread within human populations. Their work opens up new possibilities for understanding the functions and mechanisms involved in TB transmission in humans and could eventually lead to therapeutic solutions for preventing the spread of this infectious agent....
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News | 2014.07.29
Institut Pasteur and Institut Pasteur of Dakar on the front line against the Ebola crisis in West Africa
Since the beginning of the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, several scientists from the Institut Pasteur, as part of their mandate as a WHO Collaborating Centre on arboviruses and viral hemorrhagic fevers, have been offering their support to international aid plan implemented in collaboration with the Guinean Ministry of Health.
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News | 2014.08.03
The emergence of neonatal group B streptococcal infections explained
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS have recently revealed the cause behind the emergence in the 1960s of neonatal infections due to group B streptococcus. These findings prove that the sudden emergence of infections caused by this bacterium resulted from the widespread use of an antibiotic, tetracycline, from the 1950s onwards.
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News | 2014.08.13
Americas Regional Meeting of the Institut Pasteur International Network
The Americas Meeting of the Institut Pasteur International Network which includes the Institut Pasteur in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Montevideo, the Institut Armand-Frappier and the Fiocruz, has been organized by the Centre INRS - Institut Armand-Frappier in Laval on the 1st of August, 2014 as part of the International Union of Microbiological Societies' Conference that took place in Montreal from...
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News | 2014.08.21
A new mechanism of gene regulation in Listeria
How do bacteria perceive their environment? How do they find and detect nutrients? How do they eat? In an article published in the journal Science, researchers reveal a new system of gene regulation in Listeria monocytogenes, the bacteria in food and responsible for listeriosis.
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News | 2014.08.27
Potential strategies for limiting the hepatitis C epidemic in Egypt
In the fight against hepatitis C, directing preventive and curative interventions towards sufferers of chronic diseases requiring regular medical care would be an effective means of reducing transmission of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Egypt, and undoubtedly also in other countries with limited resources. This theory has arisen from a mathematical modeling study carried out as part of the ANRS...
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News | 2014.09.01
Mental states control the integration of new neurons in the adult brain
Although it has been known for several years that the adult brain is capable of producing new neurons, how these neurons are integrated into existing, functional nerve circuits has hitherto remained a mystery. Scientists have just shown that new neurons set up a denser network of connections with the rest of the brain in contexts of active (as opposed to passive) motivation and learning.
