Tag: Microbiology

January 11, 2019

Calcium specks may help detect heart disease in South Asians UCSF finding could guide earlier treatment options in vulnerable population ...

Ultra-sturdy bones, with a surprising origin, suggest new osteoporosis approach

January 11, 2019

After blocking estrogen signals in brain, experts say they've 'never seen bone this strong'Credit: Candice Herber / UCSF Core Center ...

Madariaga virus spreads to Haiti

January 10, 2019

A PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases press releaseCredit: Morris, et al. (2019) Madariaga virus (MADV), or South American eastern equine encephalitis ...

New strategy may curtail spread of antibiotic resistance

January 10, 2019

Study identifies key step in spread of drug resistance, opportunity for intervention Spotless surfaces in hospitals can hide bacteria that ...

Respiratory microbiome may influence your susceptibility to flu

Microbiome community linked to lower influenza susceptibilityCredit: Lee et al, 2019. Specific respiratory microbiome communities may be linked to influenza ...

Beech trees are dying, and nobody's sure why

Intense effort underway to find culprit behind rapid disease spreadCredit: Forest Pathology, Ohio State COLUMBUS, Ohio - A confounding new ...

Potato pathogens meet their match through $8 million multistate research initiative

Exploring best practices for strong, disease-resistant potato cropsCredit: Colorado State University For several years, Colorado State University agricultural researchers have ...

Metabolite produced by gut microbiota from pomegranates reduces inflammatory bowel disease

Urolithin A and its synthetic reduce inflammation and improve gut barrierCredit: Praveen Kumar Vemula, Ph.D., Institute for Stem Cell Biology ...

Metabolite from pomegranate diet reduces inflammatory bowel diseases

inStem and University of Louisville research teams identify Urolithin A and its synthetic analog to improve gut barrier and reduce ...

UTSA microbiologist Floyd Wormley elected AAAS Fellow

Credit: UTSA (San Antonio, Jan. 09, 2019) -- Floyd L. Wormley Jr., the Microsoft President's Endowed Professor in the UTSA ...

Researchers overcome hurdle in CRISPR gene editing for muscular dystrophy

Increasing 'flags' in CRISPR extends effectiveness of treatment in miceCredit: Justin Kelley/MU Health The gene editing technique known as CRISPR ...

Obesity surgery leads to emergence of new microbial strains in the human fecal community

A novel informatics technique allows researchers to identify different strains of the same bacterial species.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Using ...

Flinn Foundation awards 'Prevent HAARM' grant to C-Path and TGen

$400,000 grant aims to develop a genomic surveillance system to respond to antimicrobial resistant pathogens TUCSON, Ariz., and FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. ...

Space microbes aren't so alien after all