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Released: 14-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Cockroaches can transmit antimicrobial resistance genes between groups
American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

A new paper describes a study of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) transmission among cockroaches, with implications for AMR transmission in humans. The study was published in mSystems, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

Released: 14-Dec-2023 5:00 AM EST
New research lays groundwork for personalised dietary supplements
University of Vienna

A groundbreaking study led by David Berry and Alessandra Riva from the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS) at the University of Vienna has significantly advanced our understanding of prebiotics in nutrition and gut health.

   
Released: 13-Dec-2023 8:05 PM EST
Gut bacteria of malnourished children benefit from key elements in therapeutic food
Washington University in St. Louis

New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified key, naturally occurring biochemical components of a novel therapeutic food that is aimed at repairing malnourished children’s underdeveloped gut microbiomes.

Newswise: UNC Researchers Reveal Prevalence of Persistent Symptoms in Patients with Microscopic Colitis
Released: 13-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
UNC Researchers Reveal Prevalence of Persistent Symptoms in Patients with Microscopic Colitis
University of North Carolina Health Care System

A new study led by Walker Redd, MD, at the UNC School of Medicine, examines how multiple factors contribute to the miscommunication and understanding of the digestive disease, microscopic colitis.

Released: 13-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
A rare enzyme role change with bacterial defense system assembly
Ohio State University

Scientists have revealed a never-before-seen phenomenon in a protein: Alone, the enzyme processes DNA and RNA but, when bound to another protein as part of a defense system, interacts with a completely different type of compound to help bacteria commit suicide.

Newswise: Bacteria can use light cues to anticipate coming stress
Released: 13-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Bacteria can use light cues to anticipate coming stress
Iowa State University

Many bacteria have proteins that give them the ability to sense light, including some types that can't photosynthesize light into energy. Iowa State University researchers have discovered some bacteria that grow on plants and in soil use that light-sensing capacity to anticipate and prepare for an imminent and potentially deadly loss of water.

Newswise: Black Individuals More Likely to Experience Inequities in Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease, New Research Shows
Released: 12-Dec-2023 12:00 PM EST
Black Individuals More Likely to Experience Inequities in Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease, New Research Shows
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A new study out of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Lyme Disease Research Center has revealed disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease between Black and White patients with the condition.

Newswise: FAU Lands USDA $1 Million Grant to Create South Florida’s First Microbiome Innovation Center
Released: 12-Dec-2023 8:30 AM EST
FAU Lands USDA $1 Million Grant to Create South Florida’s First Microbiome Innovation Center
Florida Atlantic University

The program, “Building Capacity in Microbiome Innovation for Plant Health, Soil Fertility and Environmental Sustainability,” is the first workforce-development USDA-NIFA grant to a research-intensive Hispanic-Serving Institution, which will help address the complex challenges facing traditional agriculture and declining interest of the next generation in food, agriculture and natural resources careers.

Newswise: Nature and animal emojis don’t accurately represent natural biodiversity—Researchers say they should
Released: 12-Dec-2023 7:05 AM EST
Nature and animal emojis don’t accurately represent natural biodiversity—Researchers say they should
Cell Press

The current emoji library doesn’t accurately represent the “tree of life” and the breadth of biodiversity seen in nature according to an analysis presented December 11 in the journal iScience.

Newswise: Department of Food Science and Technology researcher explores agrifood system solutions
Released: 11-Dec-2023 3:05 AM EST
Department of Food Science and Technology researcher explores agrifood system solutions
Texas A&M AgriLife

Reza Ovissipour, Ph.D., a Texas A&M AgriLife Research assistant professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Food Science and Technology, is actively contributing to solutions for the crucial food-related challenges of today — and tomorrow.

Newswise: Study reveals Zika’s shape-shifting machinery—and a possible vulnerability
Released: 8-Dec-2023 5:05 PM EST
Study reveals Zika’s shape-shifting machinery—and a possible vulnerability
Sanford Burnham Prebys

Viruses have limited genetic material—and few proteins—so all the pieces must work extra hard. Zika is a great example; the virus only produces 10 proteins.

Newswise: SCELSE-NUS scientists uncover plant hormone that recruits good bacteria to boost plant growth by 30%
Released: 6-Dec-2023 2:05 AM EST
SCELSE-NUS scientists uncover plant hormone that recruits good bacteria to boost plant growth by 30%
National University of Singapore (NUS)

Scientists from the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered one of nature’s most potent tool in an arsenal to combat today’s agricultural challenges: agro-microbials - or agro-chemicals of natural origin - that can enhance the synergy between crops and microbes, and ultimately improve crop yield and productivity.

Newswise: Reverse Metabolomics: New Method Finds Biomarker for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Released: 5-Dec-2023 1:30 PM EST
Reverse Metabolomics: New Method Finds Biomarker for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
University of California San Diego

UC San Diego scientists’ debut “reverse metabolomics,” a groundbreaking approach to advancing microbiome research. They use the technique to discover hundreds of new human molecules, and a new biomarker and therapeutic target for inflammatory bowel disease

Released: 4-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Snail-inspired robot could scoop ocean microplastics
Cornell University

Inspired by a small and slow snail, scientists have developed a robot protype that may one day scoop up microplastics from the surfaces of oceans, seas and lakes.

Released: 4-Dec-2023 8:05 AM EST
Advancing Food Safety: Natural Alternatives for Meat Preservation
Chinese Academy of Sciences

The safety of meat and meat products is a paramount concern in the food industry, due to the high risk of contamination by pathogenic microorganisms.

Newswise: Eating beans improves gut health, regulates immune and inflammatory processes in colorectal cancer survivors
30-Nov-2023 11:00 AM EST
Eating beans improves gut health, regulates immune and inflammatory processes in colorectal cancer survivors
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Incorporating navy beans into the diet of colorectal cancer survivors has the potential to positively impact both gut and host health by modulating markers linked to obesity and disease, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Newswise: Shape-changing helical microswimmers could revolutionize biomedical applications
Released: 30-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
Shape-changing helical microswimmers could revolutionize biomedical applications
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Artificial helical microswimmers with shape-morphing capabilities and adaptive locomotion are promising for precision medicine and noninvasive surgery. However, current fabrication methods are slow and limited.

Newswise: A new bacterial species from a hydrothermal vent throws light on their evolution
Released: 29-Nov-2023 8:00 PM EST
A new bacterial species from a hydrothermal vent throws light on their evolution
Hokkaido University

A new bacterial species discovered at the deep-sea hydrothermal vent site ‘Crab Spa’ provides a deeper understanding of bacterial evolution.

Newswise: Breaking Down Barriers: What Happens When the Vaginal Microbiome Attacks
26-Nov-2023 7:00 PM EST
Breaking Down Barriers: What Happens When the Vaginal Microbiome Attacks
University of California San Diego

New findings from researchers at University of California San Diego shed light on why bacterial vaginosis, a common and seemingly benign condition of the vaginal microbiome, is linked to pregnancy loss, preterm birth and other health complications.

Newswise: Bacteria, stay out!
Released: 28-Nov-2023 3:05 AM EST
Bacteria, stay out!
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

Hospital germs and pathogens are not always transmitted directly from person to person. They can also spread via germ-contaminated surfaces and objects.

Released: 27-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EST
Cellular postal service delivers messages from non-human cells, too
University of Connecticut

Messenger bubbles produced by human cells can pick up bacterial products and deliver them to other cells, University of Connecticut researchers report in the Nov. 16 issue of Nature Cell Biology.

   
Newswise: “Piano principle” helped to understand how fungi synthetize compounds valuable for biotechnology
Released: 24-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
“Piano principle” helped to understand how fungi synthetize compounds valuable for biotechnology
Scientific Project Lomonosov

Unexpected model was suggested by the scientist of The Federal Research Centre “Fundamentals of Biotechnology” of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Research Center of Biotechnology RAS).

Newswise: Making sense of bacterial Babel
Released: 23-Nov-2023 5:05 AM EST
Making sense of bacterial Babel
Aalto University

Researchers tease apart the relationships between bacterial languages

Released: 21-Nov-2023 3:45 PM EST
It's not over until it's over. Keep up with the latest COVID research in the Coronavirus channel.
Newswise

Stay informed! Keep up with the latest research on the COVID-19 virus in the Coronavirus channel on Newswise.

Released: 21-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Zymo Research Announces Sponsorship of the Inaugural Microbes in Wastewater Symposium
Zymo Research Corp

Zymo Research sponsors a symposium on wastewater research to promote standardization of wastewater surveillance and showcase its innovative solutions.

Released: 17-Nov-2023 3:05 AM EST
Study proposes new framework to identify keystone microbial species
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Microbial communities are thought to contain keystone species, which can disproportionately affect the stability of the communities, even if only present in low abundances. Identifying these keystone species can be challenging, especially in the human gut, since it is not feasible to isolate them through systematic elimination.

Newswise: Research in Lake Superior reveals how sulfur might have cycled in Earth’s ancient oceans
Released: 17-Nov-2023 3:05 AM EST
Research in Lake Superior reveals how sulfur might have cycled in Earth’s ancient oceans
University of California, Santa Barbara

Geochemist Alexandra Phillips has sulfur on her mind. The yellow element is a vital macronutrient, and she’s trying to understand how it cycles through the environment. Specifically, she’s curious about the sulfur cycle in Earth’s ancient ocean, some 3 billion years ago.

Released: 16-Nov-2023 4:05 AM EST
More than meows: How bacteria help cats communicate
University of California, Davis

Many mammals, from domestic cats and dogs to giant pandas, use scent to communicate with each other. A new study from the University of California, Davis shows how domestic cats send signals to each other using odors derived from families of bacteria living in their anal glands. The work was published Nov. 8 in Scientific Reports.

Released: 16-Nov-2023 2:05 AM EST
Microbes could help reduce the need for chemical fertilizers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Production of chemical fertilizers accounts for about 1.5 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. MIT chemists hope to help reduce that carbon footprint by replacing some chemical fertilizer with a more sustainable source — bacteria.

Released: 15-Nov-2023 11:20 AM EST
From Farm to Newsroom: The Latest Research and Features on Agriculture
Newswise

The world’s total population is expected to reach 9.9 billion by 2050. This rapid increase in population is boosting the demand for agriculture to cater for the increased demand. Below are some of the latest research and features on agriculture and farming in the Agriculture channel on Newswise.

Newswise: A Community Approach to Fixing Biology’s Big Data Problems
Released: 15-Nov-2023 11:15 AM EST
A Community Approach to Fixing Biology’s Big Data Problems
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

With today’s fast and automated analysis tools, the field of biology is bursting at the seams with datasets about gene sequences and expression in the microbiomes around us – and inside us.

Newswise: Harris Lewin, leader of the Earth BioGenome Project to address the world’s biodiversity crisis, joins Arizona State University
Released: 15-Nov-2023 11:00 AM EST
Harris Lewin, leader of the Earth BioGenome Project to address the world’s biodiversity crisis, joins Arizona State University
Arizona State University (ASU)

To help mitigate the world’s biodiversity crisis, Arizona State University’s Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory has recruited Harris Lewin, a prominent genome scientist currently spearheading one of biology’s most ambitious ‘moonshot’ goals, a complete DNA catalog of the genetic code for life on Earth by the end of this decade.

Released: 15-Nov-2023 3:05 AM EST
Vegan diet fosters changes in gut microbiome that reduce hot flashes by 95%, finds new study
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

A low-fat vegan diet that includes soy fosters changes in the gut microbiome that decrease postmenopausal vasomotor symptoms, or hot flashes, overall by 95%, according to a new study by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

Newswise: Yucatán’s underwater caves host diverse microbial communities
Released: 12-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Yucatán’s underwater caves host diverse microbial communities
Northwestern University

With help from an experienced underwater cave-diving team, Northwestern University researchers have constructed the most complete map to date of the microbial communities living in the submerged labyrinths beneath Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.

Newswise: To Study Competition and Cross-Feeding, Scientists Build Synthetic Microbiomes
Released: 8-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
To Study Competition and Cross-Feeding, Scientists Build Synthetic Microbiomes
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The complexity of microbiomes makes it difficult for scientists to study and predict microbes’ interactions. One solution is to use custom assemblies of microbes called synthetic communities. This study used a four-member community involved in the breakdown of cellulose into the greenhouse gases methane and carbon dioxide to study responses to increases in sulfate due to climate change.

Released: 6-Nov-2023 10:00 AM EST
MD Anderson Research Highlights: SITC 2023 Special Edition
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Research Highlights provides a glimpse into recent basic, translational, and clinical cancer research from MD Anderson experts. irectly into the liver for patients with metastatic uveal melanoma.

   
Newswise: UC Santa Barbara researchers can now visualize osmotic pressure in living tissue
Released: 3-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EDT
UC Santa Barbara researchers can now visualize osmotic pressure in living tissue
University of California, Santa Barbara

In order to survive, organisms must control the pressure inside them, from the single-cell level to tissues and organs. Measuring these pressures in living cells and tissues in physiological conditions is a challenge.

Newswise: Visualizing fungal infections deep in living host tissue reveals proline metabolism facilitates virulence
Released: 2-Nov-2023 9:05 PM EDT
Visualizing fungal infections deep in living host tissue reveals proline metabolism facilitates virulence
Stockholm University

An international team of scientists led by researchers from the Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, SciLifeLab, Stockholm University has published in PLoS Pathogens the first successful application of 2-photon intravital microscopy (IVM) to image the dynamics of fungal infections in the kidney of a living host.

30-Oct-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Different Antibiotics’ Effects on Gut Microbes May Impact Hypertensive Organ Damage
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

In a preclinical study, altering the intestinal microbiome with narrow-spectrum antibiotics affected organ damage associated with hypertension.

Newswise: Good bacteria for bad wounds
Released: 2-Nov-2023 3:05 AM EDT
Good bacteria for bad wounds
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

Empa researchers are developing a dressing containing probiotic lactobacilli. These are intended to heal chronically infected wounds by destroying persistent biofilms, the scientists report in a study published in the scientific journal Microbes and Infection.

   
Newswise: Fiber, the Gut, Heart Disease and HIV
Released: 1-Nov-2023 7:05 PM EDT
Fiber, the Gut, Heart Disease and HIV
Cedars-Sinai

Investigators from Cedars-Sinai have made two important discoveries about fiber and the gut microbiome in patients with human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV.

Newswise: Imaging Shows How Inorganic-Microbe Hybrids Use Light to Turn Carbon Dioxide into Bioplastic
Released: 1-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Imaging Shows How Inorganic-Microbe Hybrids Use Light to Turn Carbon Dioxide into Bioplastic
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Microbe-semiconductor biohybrids merge the power of living systems to produce biological products with the ability of semiconductors to harvest light. They use solar energy to convert carbon dioxide into useful chemicals such as bioplastics and biofuels. To better understand how biohybrids work, researchers developed a way to image these biohybrids with single-cell resolution.

Newswise: Specific gut bacteria increase risk of severe malaria
Released: 30-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Specific gut bacteria increase risk of severe malaria
Indiana University

Researchers have identified multiple species of bacteria that, when present in the gut, are linked to an increased risk of developing severe malaria in humans and mice. Their findings could lead to the development of new approaches targeting gut bacteria to prevent severe malaria and associated deaths.

Released: 27-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
The Threat of Cholera in Africa
Compuscript Ltd

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. A multi-country cholera outbreak has occurred in several developing countries in Africa, Asia and Oceania since mid-2021.

Released: 27-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
A relational framework for microbiome research that includes Indigenous communities
McGill University

Research and collection of microbiome samples from Indigenous communities has a history of exploiting and harming Indigenous peoples

Newswise: Single model predicts trends in employment, microbiomes, forests
Released: 25-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Single model predicts trends in employment, microbiomes, forests
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Researchers report that a single, simplified model can predict population fluctuations in three realms: urban employment, human gut microbiomes, and tropical forests.

Released: 23-Oct-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Researchers identify ‘switch’ to activate cancer cell death
UC Davis Health

A research team from the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified a crucial epitope (a protein section that can activate the larger protein) on the CD95 receptor that can cause cells to die.



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