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Released: 18-May-2023 10:55 AM EDT
Genetic study explores the microbiome of hip and knee osteoarthritis
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) techniques show the presence of bacterial DNA in surgical specimens of hip and knee arthritis, from patients undergoing first-time total joint arthroplasty, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio in partnership with Wolters Kluwer.

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Released: 12-May-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Researchers use 3D models to investigate bacteria movement
Florida State University

In a new study published by Physical Review Letters, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers created a 3D model of Helicobacter pylori to better understand its movement, hoping to crack the code governing the organism’s motility and develop alternative treatments for infections, such as strengthening the gastric mucus barrier that stands against the bacteria.

   
Newswise: Brain-Belly Connection: Gut Health May Influence Likelihood of Developing Alzheimer’s
Released: 11-May-2023 3:50 PM EDT
Brain-Belly Connection: Gut Health May Influence Likelihood of Developing Alzheimer’s
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

UNLV study pinpoints 10 bacterial groups associated with Alzheimer’s disease, provides new insights into the relationship between gut makeup and dementia.

Newswise: Interactions between gut bacteria may limit antibiotics’ efficacy against C. difficile
4-May-2023 1:10 PM EDT
Interactions between gut bacteria may limit antibiotics’ efficacy against C. difficile
PLOS

A study publishing May 11th in PLOS Biology by Ophelia Venturelli at University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, and colleagues suggests that between-species interactions within the gut microbiome may impact the efficacy of antibiotics aimed at treating C. difficile infections.

Released: 10-May-2023 1:45 PM EDT
Scientists discover microbes in the Alps and Arctic that can digest plastic at low temperatures
Frontiers

Finding, cultivating, and bioengineering organisms that can digest plastic not only aids in the removal of pollution, but is now also big business.

Released: 10-May-2023 1:45 PM EDT
Cheese experiments show fungal antibiotics can influence microbiome development
American Society for Microbiology (ASM)

In a new study, researchers use cheese rinds to demonstrate that fungal antibiotics can influence how microbiomes develop.

   
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Released: 9-May-2023 3:15 PM EDT
New Method Uses Engineered Bacteria and AI to Sense and Record Environmental Signals
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Columbia synthetic biologists have developed a new method that uses engineered bacteria and AI to sense and record environmental signals. They are the first to engineer bacterial swarm patterns to visibly record their environment and use deep learning to decode patterns. This work could lead to applications ranging from monitoring environmental pollution to building living materials.

Released: 9-May-2023 1:55 PM EDT
Scientists create the first CRISPR-based drug candidate targeting the microbiome
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Many people have experienced infections from E. coli, which are primarily seen as inconvenient and unpleasant. For some patients, like those with blood cancer, however, there is a risk that the bacteria will travel into the bloodstream.

Newswise: Food additive nanoparticles could negatively affect your gut health
Released: 9-May-2023 8:55 AM EDT
Food additive nanoparticles could negatively affect your gut health
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Common food additives known as metal oxide nanoparticles may have negative effects on your gut health, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York and Cornell University.

   
Newswise: Viruses Could Reshuffle the Carbon Cycle in a Warming World
Released: 8-May-2023 2:40 PM EDT
Viruses Could Reshuffle the Carbon Cycle in a Warming World
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The roles microbes play in ecosystems are changing with global warming. Microbes are also affected by infection by viruses, but scientists know relatively little about how these viral infections could change how microbes react to warming. In this study, scientists describe different ways that increasing temperatures could affect viruses and their microbial hosts. Their preliminary models show that viruses could alter carbon balance, causing some ecosystems to switch from net carbon sources to net carbon sinks.

Released: 5-May-2023 3:15 PM EDT
University of Maryland School of Medicine Genomic Scientist Claire M. Fraser Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
University of Maryland School of Medicine

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has announced that Claire M. Fraser, PhD, the Dean E. Albert Reece Endowed Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), and the Founding Director of the Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS), has been elected as a new member of the prestigious academy.

   
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Released: 5-May-2023 10:25 AM EDT
Video and transcript: Study of fecal microbiota on patients with C. diff infection
Newswise

The researcher discusses the findings in a new study on the efficacy and safety of fecal microbiota (REBYOTA™), the first microbiota-based live biotherapeutic approved by the US FDA used to prevent recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection in adults.

3-May-2023 8:45 AM EDT
Secret behind Amazonian 'dark earth' could help speed up forest restoration across the globe
Frontiers

Researchers from Brazil showed that Amazonian dark earth (ADE), soils enriched by Amerindian people thousands of years ago, increases the establishment and growth of seedlings of tree species important for reforestation. By copying the composition of ADE, especially its microbes, reforestation in Brazil and elsewhere could be sped up



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