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Document de presse | 2023.02.21
A blood factor involved in depression
The process of aging is often related to the onset of cognitive decline, depression and memory loss. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, CNRS and Inserm have discovered that administration of the GDF11 protein, which is known to regenerate murine neural stem cells, improves cognitive abilities and reduces the depressive state in aged mice. They also demonstrated the mechanism of action of this...
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Document de presse | 2023.03.31
The Institut Pasteur and the University of São Paulo sign articles of association to establish the Institut Pasteur in São Paulo
On Friday March 31st, 2023 at a ceremony in Paris, the Institut Pasteur President, Professor Stewart Cole, and the University of São Paulo (USP) Rector, Carlos Gilberto Carlotti Junior, signed articles of association for the Institut Pasteur in São Paulo, a private non-profit organization under Brazilian law. The mission of the institute, an associate member of the Pasteur Network, is to conduct...
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Document de presse | 2023.07.11
A global overview of antibiotic resistance determinants
To understand the main determinants behind worldwide antibiotic resistance dynamics, scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Inserm, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines and Université Paris-Saclay developed a statistical model based on a large-scale spatial-temporal analysis. Using the ATLAS antimicrobial resistance surveillance database, the model revealed significant differences in...
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News | 2023.09.11
Food safety and antibiotic resistance: the fight against Listeria and Salmonella
The Fondation Le Roch-Les Mousquetaires is supporting two research projects at the Institut Pasteur on food safety and combating antibiotic resistance.
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Document de presse | 2023.11.23
How does neonatal listeriosis impact children's health?
Maternal-fetal listeriosis is a severe disease that can lead to miscarriage, premature birth or serious neonatal infection. But what are the long-term consequences of neonatal listeriosis on the health of surviving infants? For the first time, a team of scientists and physicians from the Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, the Paris Public Hospital Network (AP-HP) and Inserm monitored the...
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Document de presse | 2023.12.01
40 years after the discovery of HIV, research raises hopes of remission
Nearly 39 million people worldwide are carriers of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and 1.3 million people contracted HIV in 2022[1]. Forty years after the virus was discovered at the Institut Pasteur, HIV research is still active – the aim is to elucidate the mechanisms of infection so that the virus can be eradicated. A concerted global effort has led to considerable progress in knowledge....
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News | 2023.06.06
HIV-AIDS: natural killer cells that target HIV
African green monkeys are able to live while being infected with the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) without ever developing AIDS. Their hint? Directly eliminate infected cells, without causing an inflammatory reaction that the virus could use to its advantage.
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News | 2024.07.19
Paris 2024: Nathalie Denoyés carrying the torch and upholding the values of the Olympic movement
Throughout this special Paris Games , we are pleased to present some of the Institut Pasteur staff who are playing a special role in this global event – whether in their capacity as an Institut Pasteur staff member, a volunteer or a sports person. We hope that these profiles will showcase the fantastic diversity of the Institut Pasteur community. This week, we want to shine a light on the...
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Article | 2017.03.27
Advice for Professionals
This section is for notaries, legal professionals and asset management experts. This is where you will find helpful information to advise your clients and documentation that may prove useful if you are currently working with the Bequests department on an estate. Two dedicated websites are also available : one for the Conference on philanthropic trusts and one for the Think tank on philanthropic...
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Portrait | 2024.05.21
Philippe Bousso: harnessing immune responses to combat cancer
Philippe Bousso, an immunologist and technophile with insatiable curiosity, is constantly tackling new challenges in his efforts to combat cancer. Like the characters in the sci-fi film Fantastic Voyage, he and his team use cutting-edge in vivo technologies to observe the ways in which the immune system wages war on cancer cells. For Philippe, creativity and innovation pave the way for new...