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Comment la nicotine agit sur le cerveau des schizophrènes
Document de presse
2017.01.23
Cerveau
How nicotine acts on the brains of schizophrenic patients
Several studies have indicated that schizophrenic patients are likely to show a high level of nicotine dependence. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, the...
nicotineschizophreniapsychiatric disorderneurosciencesbrainneuron
legionella - Institut Pasteur
News
2016.02.01
Research
How does Legionella pneumophila, the bacterium causing legionellosis, use the host cell machinery to its own advantage?
During analysis of Legionella pneumophila genome sequence, the team from the Biology of Intracellular Bacteria Unit (Institut Pasteur/CNRS), headed by Carmen...
Legionella
Vibrio cholerae - Institut Pasteur
News
2016.03.10
Research
Unmasking an ancestral mechanism of integrons — key players in antibiotic resistance
With the ultimate aim of combating antibiotic resistance acquired by bacteria during evolution, researchers from the Institut Pasteur and CNRS have managed to...
BacteriaDNA
Vibrio cholerae - Institut Pasteur
News
2016.04.28
Research
Discovery of the mechanism used to coordinate replication of the two Vibrio cholerae chromosomes
Bacterial genomes generally contain a single chromosome and one or more extrachromosal elements such as plasmids. The initiation of bacterial chromosome...
virus Chikungunya - Institut Pasteur
News
2016.05.12
Research
Key cellular factors for chikungunya virus replication identified
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Inserm and the Max Planck Institute have used high-throughput screening to identify the cellular factors involved in the...
ChikungunyaVirusréplication
Listeria - Institut Pasteur
News
2016.05.19
Research
When Listeria attacks the intestinal microbiota
Although several Listeria strains can cause listeriosis, some are particularly virulent. This is because they secrete a toxin that damages the intestinal...
Listeriamicrobiote
HTV - Institut Pasteur
News
2016.07.07
Research
Discovery of new strains of the HTLV-4 virus in hunters bitten by gorillas in Gabon
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS have identified two new strains of the HTLV-4 virus in two hunters who were bitten by gorillas in Gabon....
Streptocoque B - Institut Pasteur
News
2016.07.13
Research
A new mechanism used by group B Streptococcus to evade the host immune system
Pathogenic bacteria produce a number of molecules that can be recognized by the innate immune system. These molecules associated with pathogens trigger an...
Streptococcusimmunityinflammation
News
2016.08.22
Neurologie
Tunneling nanotubes between neurons enable the spread of Parkinson's disease via lysosomes
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur have demonstrated the role of lysosomal vesicles in transporting α-synuclein aggregates, responsible for Parkinson's and...
Parkinson
séquençage - Institut Pasteur
News
2016.08.25
Research
A new approach for deciphering complex immune responses
The response to infection is highly variable from one individual to another. The Milieu Intérieur consortium, coordinated by Prof. Matthew Albert (...

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