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Article | 2016.11.29
Neighbors Area
The Institut Pasteur has a dedicated area for its neighbours. Here information is available about developments that may impact on their daily lives. This area is provided as part of an overall approach to promote ongoing and constructive dialogue.
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News | 2018.11.30
A new step in understanding the mechanisms that control cilia length
Cilia and flagella – cellular projections attached to the membrane – are involved in numerous processes, for example sensory signal reception or cell movement. The diseases affecting these projections, ciliopathies, result from defects linked to cilia and flagella length. Institut Pasteur scientists have tried to unravel the mechanisms controlling the length of the appendages in the hope of...
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News | 2019.01.28
Insecticide resistance genes affect vector competence for West Nile virus
In a context of overuse of insecticides, which leads to the selection of resistant mosquitoes, it is already known that this resistance to insecticides affects interactions between mosquitoes and the pathogens they transmit. Researchers from the Institut Pasteur (Paris) and its partners prove that mechanisms of insecticide resistance, observed in Culex quinquefasciatus vector, impact the...
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News | 2019.06.04
At the Institut Pasteur, a new insectarium for arbovirus mosquito vectors
The Institut Pasteur in Paris has opened a vast new insectarium for rearing mosquitoes with the potential to transmit arboviruses – viruses transmitted between vertebrates via a bite from a hematophagous vector. By rearing large quantities of mosquitoes in controlled conditions at this new facility, scientists will be better equipped to tackle future challenges associated with emerging vector-...
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News | 2019.07.16
Immature heart cells persist in the adult heart and react to infarction
Cardiovascular diseases are a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. After myocardial infarction, heart cells (or cardiomyocytes) die and are replaced by fibrotic tissue leading to impaired cardiac function. The assessment of the regenerative capacity of the heart has always been compromised by the lack of signatures to characterize cardiomyocytes. Researchers from the Institut Pasteur...
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News | 2020.12.01
Embryonic development – the role of Nodal in establishing cardiac asymmetry
Cardiac asymmetry established during embryonic development is critical to heart function. 1% of all newborns are affected by a heart defect, which in France accounts for approximately 8,000 babies per year. It is therefore essential to understand the mechanisms of heart formation in order to determine the causes of these defects. Sigolène Meilhac's Heart Morphogenesis team at the Institut Pasteur...
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Document de presse | 2022.07.22
Meningref trial shows better protection against meningococcal infection in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients
The team in the Hematology Department at Henri Mondor AP-HP Hospital, coordinated by Dr. Christine Robin, and scientists from the Institut Pasteur (the Invasive Bacterial Infections Unit led by Professor Muhamed-Kheir Taha) recently studied protection against meningococcal infection in patients who had received hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.The results of this trial (NCT03509051),...
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News | 2023.10.02
Malaria: progress towards the use of monoclonal antibodies
Although monoclonal antibodies seem to be a promising avenue for malaria prevention, their mechanism of action remains unclear. Scientists at the Institut Pasteur recently developed a model to study and identify more effective monoclonal antibodies.
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Document de presse | 2023.10.03
The Institut Pasteur & the University of Tokyo have signed a LOI to establish the Planetary Health Innovation Center, marking the first step towards the Institut Pasteur of Japan
At a ceremony in Tokyo on Tuesday October 3, 2023 attended by the French Ambassador to Japan, H.E. Philippe Setton, the President of the Institut Pasteur, Professor Stewart Cole, and the President and Rector of the University of Tokyo, Professor Teruo Fujii, signed a letter of intent (LOI) to establish the Planetary Health Innovation Center (PHIC), marking the first step towards the Institut...
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News | 2023.09.29
Foodborne botulism: report on the recent outbreak
In early September 2023, several people were infected after eating home-canned sardines in a bar in Bordeaux. By September 14, 2023, the outbreak had led to the death of one person, and 10 others had been admitted to hospital. Here is a detailed timeline of events and the Institut Pasteur's role in managing this health crisis.