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Gut microbiome profile could help predict patient's rheumatoid arthritis prognosis

A significant indicator of whether a patient with rheumatoid arthritis will improve over the course of disease may lie in part in their gut, according to new research from Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine.

14 Sep 2021

Study compares DNA extraction and amplification methods used for microbiome research

Let's face it, we are a results-driven society. Too focused on the outcome, people don't often think about the "how." For instance, did you think about "how" you got to work this morning or did you just get there? In microbiome studies the results are the graphs and the data but the "how," like commuting, is often just part of a routine.

14 Sep 2021

MD Anderson and SNIPR BIOME join forces to advance new CRISPR-based microbiome therapeutics

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and SNIPR BIOME today announced a strategic collaboration to advance new CRISPR-based microbiome therapeutics to reduce immune-related adverse events (irAE) in patients being treated with combined immune checkpoint inhibitors.

13 Sep 2021

Researchers engineer E. coli bacteria to make carbohydrates, renewable fuel from CO2

Researchers from Newcastle University, UK have engineered Escherichia coli bacteria to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) using hydrogen gas (H2) to convert it into formic acid.

12 Sep 2021

Neutrophil extracellular traps boost the bacterial killing power of macrophages

Like a spider trapping its prey, our immune system cells cooperate to capture and "eat" bacteria.

12 Sep 2021

Autoimmune antibodies strongly linked to the severity of illness in COVID-19 patients

The presence of special immune system defense molecules, called autoimmune antibodies, has been strongly tied to how poorly people fare when hospitalized with COVID-19, a new study shows.

9 Sep 2021

Researchers use amphibian foam to deliver drugs for the first time

Amphibian foam has been used in drug delivery for the first time by researchers, which could help to combat the rise of antimicrobial resistance.

9 Sep 2021

Salt tasting cells drive food foraging strategy in nematode worms

Neuroscientists have developed a computer model to explain how a nematode worm searches for food, revealing that single brain cells can both sense the environment and control a whole animal's foraging strategy.

9 Sep 2021

Restoring beneficial gut microbes to enhance the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy

The gut microbiome - the collection of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other microorganisms that reside in our gastrointestinal tracts - can impact us in a variety of different ways, from our metabolism to our mood.

9 Sep 2021

Researchers develop artificial inorganic cell-like structures to recreate functions of living cells

Researchers have developed artificial cell-like structures using inorganic matter that autonomously ingest, process, and push out material - recreating an essential function of living cells.

9 Sep 2021

Study finds accumulation of common therapeutic drugs by gut bacteria

Common medications can accumulate in gut bacteria, a new study has found, altering bacterial function and potentially reducing the effectiveness of the drug.

8 Sep 2021

Natural killer cells mediate a trade-off between wound healing and bacterial defense

Natural killer cells do not just kill cancer cells or cells infected with viruses, they also mediate a trade-off between wound healing and bacterial defense in skin wounds.

8 Sep 2021

Molecular underpinning of chronic bone infection in patients with mycobacterial disease revealed

About a quarter of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis bacteria, according to the World Health Organization, but only about 5 to 10% of those infected will develop symptoms. These pathogens are mycobacteria, which are everywhere, including in chlorine-treated tap water.

8 Sep 2021

Researchers find potential new target for treating systemic inflammation in obesity

A study led by researchers at the University of Chicago and Indiana University has determined that a protein called elF5A is necessary for driving inflammation in macrophage cells in obesity.

7 Sep 2021

Researchers develop the smallest CRISPR to date for genome editing

A compact and efficient CRISPR-Cas system, named CasMINI, could be broadly useful for cell-engineering and gene-therapy applications because it is easier to deliver into cells. The findings appear in a study publishing September 3 in the journal Molecular Cell.

4 Sep 2021

Georgia State researcher receives award to investigate the influence of environment on IBD

Dr. Michal Kuczma, a research assistant professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, has received a three-year, $270,000 Career Development Award from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation to study environmental influences on gut microbiota, immunity and inflammation.

4 Sep 2021

Gut microbiome patterns provide clues to brain damage in extremely premature infants

Extremely premature infants are at a high risk for brain damage. Researchers at the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna have now found possible targets for the early treatment of such damage outside the brain: Bacteria in the gut of premature infants may play a key role.

4 Sep 2021

Study paves the way for developing new treatments to fight gonorrhea superbug

Sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea is on the rise as a major public health burden worldwide, with around 87 million new infections a year largely caused by the superbug Neisseria gonorrhoeae which experts fear will soon be untreatable.

2 Sep 2021

Study identifies how immune sensors launch a multi-faceted innate immune response to infections

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital immunologists have identified how immune sensors in infected cells organize and launch a multi-faceted innate immune response to infections with live viruses and bacteria. The discovery appears today in Nature.

2 Sep 2021

Newly discovered cell type makes survivors of sepsis more vulnerable to infections

Sepsis is the leading cause of death in Brazil's intensive care units (ICUs). Among patients who progress to the severe form of the disease, 40% die, and the survivors often suffer from cardiovascular and neurological complications, as well as a significant decline in immunity lasting for years after they are discharged from hospital.

2 Sep 2021

Bacteria News and Research

Gut microbiome profile could help predict patient's rheumatoid arthritis prognosis

Study compares DNA extraction and amplification methods used for microbiome research

MD Anderson and SNIPR BIOME join forces to advance new CRISPR-based microbiome therapeutics

Researchers engineer E. coli bacteria to make carbohydrates, renewable fuel from CO2

Neutrophil extracellular traps boost the bacterial killing power of macrophages

Autoimmune antibodies strongly linked to the severity of illness in COVID-19 patients

Researchers use amphibian foam to deliver drugs for the first time

Salt tasting cells drive food foraging strategy in nematode worms

Restoring beneficial gut microbes to enhance the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy

Researchers develop artificial inorganic cell-like structures to recreate functions of living cells

Study finds accumulation of common therapeutic drugs by gut bacteria

Natural killer cells mediate a trade-off between wound healing and bacterial defense

Molecular underpinning of chronic bone infection in patients with mycobacterial disease revealed

Researchers find potential new target for treating systemic inflammation in obesity

Researchers develop the smallest CRISPR to date for genome editing

Georgia State researcher receives award to investigate the influence of environment on IBD

Gut microbiome patterns provide clues to brain damage in extremely premature infants

Study paves the way for developing new treatments to fight gonorrhea superbug

Study identifies how immune sensors launch a multi-faceted innate immune response to infections

Newly discovered cell type makes survivors of sepsis more vulnerable to infections

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