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Machine learning models predict antibiotic resistance spread
Scientists have used several machine learning models to predict bacterial gene exchange, which could reveal novel antibiotic targets.
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New antibiotic a possible alternative to treat Lyme disease
The antimicrobial hygromycin A was shown to clear Lyme disease in mice, representing a promising therapeutic against the disease.
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New single-cell and metagenomic technique can characterise microbes
The metagenomic method, termed SMAGLinker, could improve the accuracy and resolution of microbial characterisation to improve medicine design.
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New Gut Cell Atlas reveals genetic origins of Crohn’s disease
The Gut Cell Atlas comprises 428,000 cells in the gut and sheds light on the origin of Crohn’s disease and other intestinal diseases.
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Genetic defect in IBD patients linked to gut leakiness
A genetic defect in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was found to affect how intestinal epithelial cells maintain a barrier.
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Researchers reveal how microbiome bacteria adapt through transmission
Scientists have used genetic sequencing to demonstrate how the transmission of gut bacteria influences its evolution and functions, which could effect human health.
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Artificial intelligence may reveal how microbiome affects vaccine response
Researchers have been using artificial intelligence to study how the microbiome interacts with the human system to improve vaccine response.
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Prize winner uncovers how microbiome can combat neurodegeneration
Eran Blacher has won the NOSTER & Science Microbiome Prize for discovering the link between the microbiome and neurodegenerative diseases.
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Bacterial metabolites could increase tumour therapy efficiency
Bacterial metabolites showed an increase in the cytotoxic activity in immune cells that could potentially influence efficiency of tumour therapies.
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Metabolite could defend against harmful intestinal bacteria, study shows
Acetate was found to be involved in regulating complex microbes and could help trigger an immune response against harmful bacteria in mice.
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Intestinal bacteria found to produce SARS-CoV-2-inhibiting compounds
Researchers have screened bacteria in the gut, finding that Bifidobacteria have inhibitory activity against SARS-CoV-2.
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AI platform developed to reveal how bacteria infect intestines
A new artificial intelligence (AI) method has been created to uncover which proteins enable bacteria to infect human intestines.
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ES17 phages can destroy bacteria before gut infection in mice
A study has shown that the ES17 phage binds to heparan sulphate and can target and eliminate ExPEC bacteria in animal models.
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Could bile acids play a role in Parkinson’s pathogenesis?
A new study suggests bile acids may act as a valuable biomarker for diagnosing and tracking the progression of Parkinson's disease.
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Scientists identify nutrient that helps prevent bacterial infection
Scientists have identified a potential alternative to antibiotics, a nutrient named taurine that helps the microbiome kill invading bacteria.
