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What drinking kefir really does to your gut and oral microbiome

The impact of kefir on gut and oral microbiomes shows promise, but inconsistent findings and study limitations call for more rigorous scientific investigation.

15 Dec 2025

Research reveals how neutrophils orchestrate the mobilization of zinc to fight microbes

A research team from Umeå University, Sweden, in collaboration with Ghent University, Belgium, has made a groundbreaking discovery about how the body's first immune defense, neutrophils, orchestrate the mobilization of zinc to fight microbes.

5 Sep 2025

New strategies to tackle resistant foodborne pathogens

Innovative approaches in food and beverage analysis are transforming pathogen detection and control, emphasizing the role of natural compounds and sequencing.

19 Aug 2025

Revolutionizing therapeutic protein design with synthetic biology

In medicine and biotechnology, the ability to evolve proteins with new or improved functions is crucial, but current methods are often slow and laborious.

8 Aug 2025

New yeast model sheds light on proteasome and mitochondrial interaction

A study by the Center for Redox Processes in Biomedicine (Redoxoma) led by Marilene Demasi from the Butantan Institute (São Paulo, Brazil) presents a valuable new experimental model for investigating the interaction between the proteasome and mitochondrial function.

30 Jun 2025

Understanding the interconnected roles of microbial, metabolic, and immune biomarkers in IBD

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), encompassing ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), is a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract with a rising global burden.

19 Jun 2025

Scientists boost black cabbage’s health benefits with targeted fermentation

Controlled fermentation of black cabbage using specific bacterial and yeast starters enhanced its antioxidant, polyphenol, and amino acid content, while ensuring food safety and improving sensory qualities. Yeast-fermented pressed cabbage achieved the highest nutritional gains, with both starter cultures and pressing technique playing key roles in maximizing health-promoting benefits.

28 May 2025

Could microalgae fermentation create the superfoods of the future?

Microalgae fermentation unlocks sustainable and nutritious food production, offering bioactive peptides with antidiabetic properties but faces challenges in consumer acceptance.

18 Dec 2024

Greener And Cleaner: Yeast-Green Algae Mix Improves Water Treatment

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8 Nov 2024

New model sheds light on the genetic roots of polygenic diseases

Many statistical models and algorithms used by scientists can be imagined as a "black box." These models are powerful tools that give accurate predictions, but their internal workings are not easily interpretable or understood.

28 Oct 2024

Discovery of new bacterial toxins opens path to novel infection treatments

Researchers have discovered a new group of bacterial toxins that can kill harmful bacteria and fungi, opening the door to potential new treatments for infections.

22 Oct 2024

Scientists map food microbes and their gut microbiome impact

Researchers unveiled the curatedFoodMetagenomicData (cFMD) resource, revealing extensive microbial diversity in food and its impact on the human microbiome, with significant overlap found in infants.

1 Sep 2024

Cryo-electron microscopy reveals how membrane microdomains respond to mechanical stress

Cell membranes play a crucial role in maintaining the integrity and functionality of cells. However, the mechanisms by which they perform these roles are not yet fully understood.

24 Jul 2024

Yeast-fermented bread shows promise in preventing asthma symptoms

The effects of a functional bread fermented with yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) in asthma prevention.

20 Jun 2024

Innovative bread formulation shows promise in preventing asthma

Brazilian researchers have developed functional bread with the potential to prevent asthma, a respiratory disorder responsible for some 350,000 hospitalizations per year in the SUS (Sistema Único de Saúde), the nation's public healthcare network.

17 Jun 2024

Scientists employ geology tool to detect atomic fingerprints of cancer

Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder and Princeton University have, for the first time, employed a tool often used in geology to detect the atomic fingerprints of cancer.

6 May 2024

Yeast study reveals evolutionary history of iron uptake mechanisms

Competition and cooperation are fundamental forces that govern the evolutionary and ecological dynamics among species.

25 Apr 2024

Gene editing gets a boost with new CRISPR-COPIES

CRISPR/Cas systems have undergone tremendous advancement in the past decade. These precise genome editing tools have applications ranging from transgenic crop development to gene therapy and beyond.

12 Feb 2024

Bladder and gut fermentation syndromes: Uncommon disorders with significant implications

Study reviews bladder fermentation syndrome (BFS) and gut fermentation syndrome (GFS), highlighting their etiology, diagnosis, and treatment, and emphasizing the importance of recognizing these conditions to avoid misinterpretation in abstinence monitoring.

23 Jan 2024

Deciphering how amino acids control cell growth and autophagy in yeast

Amino acids are the building blocks of life. We obtain them from the food we eat, and the body uses them to make proteins, which in turn are used for growth, development, and a multitude of other functions.

21 Dec 2023