Processed diets might promote chronic infections that can lead to disorders such as diabetes
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Processed diets, which are low in fiber, may initially reduce the incidence of foodborne infectious diseases ...
Tag: Microbiology
Treating neurological symptoms of CHARGE syndrome
Discovery of a treatment that alleviates some neurological symptoms of a rare genetic disorderCredit: Christian Fleury (INRS) CHARGE syndrome is ...
U-M RNA scientists identify many genes involved in neuron development
Credit: Nigel Michki Neurons result from a highly complex and unique series of cell divisions. For example, in fruit flies, ...
Physical activity reduces cardiovascular risk in rheumatic patients
People with diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus are more likely to have heart attacks, angina, and strokes. A ...
Metabolite fumarate can reveal cell damage: New method to generate fumarate for MRI
Researchers find new technique for rapid hyperpolarization and purification of fumarate in aqueous solution; obstacles involving the use of parahydrogen ...
Canola growth environments and genetics shape their seed microbiomes
Credit: Zayda Morales Moreira Just as humans receive the first members of their microbiomes from their mothers, seeds may harbor ...
New study shows microbes trap massive amounts of carbon
Credit: Photo by Tom Owens. Violent continental collisions and volcanic eruptions are not things normally associated with comfortable conditions for ...
Researchers identify the proteins that cause intestinal disease
How do bacteria take over intestinal cells? Now we knowCredit: Tel Aviv University Researchers from Tel Aviv University have created ...
Climate-friendly microbes chomp dead plants without releasing heat-trapping methane
Credit: Jian-Yu Jiao/Sun Yat-Sen University The tree of life just got a little bigger: A team of scientists from the ...
Stress test finds cracks in the resistance of harmful hospital bugs
Credit: John Innes Centre Research has identified critical factors that enable dangerous bacteria to spread disease by surviving on surfaces ...
Fighting harmful bacteria with nanoparticles
New weapons against antibiotic resistanceCredit: Empa In the arms race "mankind against bacteria", bacteria are currently ahead of us. Our ...
Scientists provide new insights into the citric acid cycle
High carbon dioxide concentrations are required to allow the central metabolic pathway to run "backwards" / publication in "Nature"Credit: AG ...
Host, management, or microbial traits: Which is dominant in plant microbiome assemblage?
Credit: Frances Trail We've all heard the news stories of how what you eat can affect your microbiome. Changing your ...
Antibiotics protect apples from fire blight, but do they destroy the native microbiome?
Credit: Anna Wallis Like humans, certain plants are treated with antibiotics to ward off pathogens and protect the host. Saving ...
SARS-CoV-2: Infection induces antibodies capable of killing infected cells
SARS-CoV-2 infection induces antibodies capable of killing infected cells regardless of disease severityCredit: © Virus & Immunity Unit, Institut Pasteur ...
All-in-one test for COVID-19 surveillance
Credit: © 2021 KAUST; Ivan Gromicho A new type of COVID-19 testing strategy could help streamline the process of identifying ...
The British variant is 45% more contagious than the original virus
Study at Tel Aviv University based on data from 300,000 tests for COVID-19Credit: Tel Aviv University A new study at ...
Quality and quantity of enrichments influence well-being of aquaculture fishes
Credit: Pekka Hyvärinen/Luke Collaborative research of the University of Jyvaskyla and Natural Research Institute Finland presents new evidence of the ...
UGA to establish national NIH-funded center to fight flu
Credit: Peter Frey/UGA The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Georgia a contract to establish the Center ...
Microorganisms on the Rio Grande Rise are a basis for life and a possible origin of metals
Researchers conducted the first large-scale survey of the microbiota present in the seamount's ferromanganese crusts, describing bacteria and archaea involved ...