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Novel inhibitor, hopeaphenol, blocks HIV expression

In the United States, around 1.2 million people are living with HIV as of 2022. Many of these people can now live productive, symptom-free lives thanks to antiretroviral therapies, but a solution that permanently removes HIV from an infected person’s body is still a long way off.

30 Mar 2023

Using better probiotics to maintain a healthy gut microbiome

Bacteria have thousands of genes and functions that we, the human host, do not have. For instance, bacteria can help us digest fiber, provide support to our immune systems, and absorb important nutrients. But reaping the benefits of "good bacteria" is easier said than done.

29 Mar 2023

New DNA editing tool could rapidly accelerate the design of custom microbes

A DNA editing tool adapted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists makes engineering microbes for everything from bioenergy production to plastics recycling easier and faster.

29 Mar 2023

Beneficial microbes in the infant gut use nitrogen from human milk to support pediatric development

A University of Massachusetts Amherst nutrition scientist who has spent his career studying breast milk has demonstrated how beneficial microbes in the gut of infants use nitrogen from human milk to support pediatric nutrition and development.

28 Mar 2023

Resistance genes in human gut influenced by national trends in antibiotic consumption

According to a new study performed at the Earlham Institute and Quadram Institute in Norwich, the community of microbes living in and on human bodies might be serving as a reservoir for antibiotic resistance.

28 Mar 2023

Investigating methanogens to unravel the genetics of temperature adaptation

The history of the Earth has been one of physical extremes-;extreme atmospheric conditions, extreme chemical environments, and extreme temperatures.

28 Mar 2023

Scientists develop a detailed "protein atlas" of a pathogen for the first time

A parasite which has devasting impacts on agriculture and human health is the first pathogen to have its proteins located and mapped within its cells – providing clues to their function and helping to identify potential drug targets.

27 Mar 2023

Meta-scale approach to quantifying the protein variants in the human body

A key conundrum in biology is why many very simple creatures, such as the widely studied worm C. elegans, have almost as many genes as the human genome, which has about 20,000 genes.

27 Mar 2023

Immune system’s aptitude in reducing reliance on antibiotics for treating infections

The removal of obsolete and damaged cell components by the body is crucial for fighting diseases like tuberculosis (TB), which establish themselves inside human cells, according to researchers from the Francis Crick Institute.

27 Mar 2023

Global warming could increase the number and spread of fatal bacterial infections

Continued warming of the climate would see a rise in the number and spread of potentially fatal infections caused by bacteria found along parts of the coast of the United States.

24 Mar 2023

Effective encoding strategy streamlines the handling and storage of single-cell data

Single-cell analysis is an effective biomedical technique used to identify unusual cell populations, monitor cell development and differentiation, comprehend disease causes, and design individualized therapies, but it generates massive amounts of data that can be challenging to handle.

23 Mar 2023

Identifying biomarkers that help treat fatty liver patients with a personalized diet

Recent research from the University of Jyväskylä contrasted the gut microbiota and gut-derived metabolites of healthy controls and fatty liver patients. The findings show that some microbial metabolites are linked to liver fat content.

23 Mar 2023

Using viruses to fight antibiotic-resistant "superbugs"

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that the increase in cases of the drug-resistant bacterial infection Shigella could be a predictor of what's to come for other bacteria.

22 Mar 2023

CABBI/GLBRC researchers peer into the complexities of life on a leaf

"Have you ever wondered about life on a leaf?" Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) researcher Ashley Shade asks a simple question, but it's one well worth investigation.

22 Mar 2023

Stickiness of influenza virus may determine the frequency of co-infection

Influenza viruses have an enormous impact in the U.S., with an estimated 25 million illnesses and 18,000 deaths in the 2022-23 flu season alone.

21 Mar 2023

Novel mechanism by which bacteria colonize the gut identified

A new mechanism by which “good” bacteria colonize the gut was unraveled by scientists at Yale University. The finding could aid spur the development of new probiotic therapies.

20 Mar 2023

Common commensal gut bacterium uses phase separation of Rho factor to thrive in the mammalian gut

The common commensal gut bacterium Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron uses phase separation of the transcription termination factor Rho to colonize and thrive in the mammalian gut, according to a new study in mice.

17 Mar 2023

Fomepizole may reduce disease severity in the lungs of mice with bacterial pneumonia

Pneumococcal disease leads to over three million hospitalizations and hundreds of thousands of deaths annually.

17 Mar 2023

Emergence and spread of a deadly fungus among African amphibians

For the past few years, how a virus triggered a global pandemic has dominated conversations. Now, thanks to the TV show "The Last of Us" (about an apocalypse triggered by brain-eating 'shrooms), fungi have infected popular culture.

16 Mar 2023

Influence of molecular component of caffeine on gut health

Certain microbes are considered to play a role in the development of inflammatory disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

16 Mar 2023

Microbiology

Novel inhibitor, hopeaphenol, blocks HIV expression

Using better probiotics to maintain a healthy gut microbiome

New DNA editing tool could rapidly accelerate the design of custom microbes

Beneficial microbes in the infant gut use nitrogen from human milk to support pediatric development

Resistance genes in human gut influenced by national trends in antibiotic consumption

Investigating methanogens to unravel the genetics of temperature adaptation

Scientists develop a detailed "protein atlas" of a pathogen for the first time

Meta-scale approach to quantifying the protein variants in the human body

Immune system’s aptitude in reducing reliance on antibiotics for treating infections

Global warming could increase the number and spread of fatal bacterial infections

Effective encoding strategy streamlines the handling and storage of single-cell data

Identifying biomarkers that help treat fatty liver patients with a personalized diet

Using viruses to fight antibiotic-resistant "superbugs"

CABBI/GLBRC researchers peer into the complexities of life on a leaf

Stickiness of influenza virus may determine the frequency of co-infection

Novel mechanism by which bacteria colonize the gut identified

Common commensal gut bacterium uses phase separation of Rho factor to thrive in the mammalian gut

Fomepizole may reduce disease severity in the lungs of mice with bacterial pneumonia

Emergence and spread of a deadly fungus among African amphibians

Influence of molecular component of caffeine on gut health

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