by Laval University Bacteria may be involved in the development of type 2 diabetes, according to a study published today in Nature Metabolism by researchers from Université Laval, the Québec Heart and Lung Institute (IUCPQ), and McMaster University. The authors found that the blood, liver, and certain abdominal fat deposits in diabetics have a different...
by Lindsay Brownell Each one of us carries about 38 trillion bacteria around with us in our gut every day—if you wanted to count them all, it would take you more than a million years. How can such a veritable zoo of microbes reside peacefully in our guts without triggering our immune systems to attack...
by University of Michigan A new study finds that one side effect of lupus could also make patients with the autoimmune condition more vulnerable to a skin infection, or spreading the infection to others. In the paper, published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, researchers found that 50% of skin rashes in patients with lupus...
By Michael Irving Your body is home to trillions of bacteria – but before you go reaching for the soap, it’s important to remember that many of them are good for you. Not only do they assist in vital bodily functions, but they can help keep bad bugs at bay. Now, researchers at Instituto Gulbenkian...
A group of researchers has brought the idea of food as a medicine one step closer. They have identified certain common foodstuffs that alter our microbiome. Illustration of phage viruses attacking a bacterium. In science today, food and gut bacteria are two topics that are guaranteed to fuel interest and debate. Both, of course, are...
UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE Certain bacteria can override a defence mechanism of the immune system, so called programmed cell death, through inhibition of death effector molecules by their outer membranes components. Shigella bacteria, which cause diarrhoea, use lipopolysaccharides (LPS) on their surface to block the effector caspases. Lipopolysaccharides are a component of the bacterial outer membrane....
Share on Pinterest Experts say energy-efficient home washing machines operate at lower temperatures, making it easier for bacteria to survive. Getty Images Bacteria were found on laundry cleaned in consumer-grade washing machines at a hospital in Germany. Experts say energy-efficient home washing machines can be a haven for bacteria because they wash clothes at lower...
MURDOCH CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE A new study has found severe pneumonia decreases by 35 per cent in children who receive a vaccine against a pneumonia-causing bacteria. The research, a collaborative effort between the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and the University of Melbourne along with colleagues in the Asia-Pacific region, shows pneumonia is the most...
by Nanyang Technological University An international research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has found that microorganisms living in the gut may alter the aging process, which could lead to the development of food-based treatment to slow it down. All living organisms, including human beings, coexist with a myriad of microbial species...
Scientists at the University of East Anglia are pioneering a new way of finding the bacteria and viruses associated with cancer. Some infections have already been linked with cancers including stomach cancer and cervical cancer. New research published in Genome Biology shows how genomic data collected from tumours could be sequenced to reveal other associated...
