A study published in Nature Microbiology looks at gut microbiome markers and autism in children. Dr Elizabeth Lund, Independent Consultant in … read more
Scientists react to news that one person has died likely as a result of an E.coli infection. Prof Paul … read more
A study published in Nature Communications looks at diet and changes in the gut microbiome. Dr Duane Mellor, Dietitian and Spokesperson … read more
Two reviews published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews look at the use of faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for the … read more
We’ve had a few media requests from journalists about the recent deaths in children associated with Group A Streptococcus (GAS) … read more
There have been reports that a child has died after being infected in a bacteria outbreak at a Surrey primary … read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) have published a report highlighting the first-ever list of fungal ‘priority pathogens’ cataloguing the 19 … read more
A study published in Nature looks at gut microbe composition of centenarians (aged over 100 years old), elderly individuals, and … read more
Research, published in Nature, reports a possible link between bacterial infection and correctional cancer. Prof David Dearnaley, Professor of Uro-Oncology … read more
An abstract, presented at the 2019 NCRI Cancer Conference, reports on a possible relationship between gut bacteria and bowl cancer risk. … read more
Prof Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe, of the Francis Crick Institute and the University of Oxford, along with William G. Kaelin … read more
Research, presented at the Plastic Health Summit in Amsterdam, reports that microplastics may harm human health. Prof Richard Lampitt, Leader … read more
Research, published in Nature, reports that Babies born vaginally have different gut bacteria – their microbiome – than those delivered by … read more
New research to be published in Nature will show that babies born vaginally have different gut bacteria – their microbiome … read more
A conference abstract, being presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), reports … read more
Research, published in the journal Gastroenterology, reports that drinking red wine may be beneficial for the gut microbiome. Dr … read more
Research, published in Nature, reports a connection between the gut microbiome and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Dr Luis Emiliano Pena Altamira, … read more
Researchers, publishing in Nature Medicine, report that boosting the levels of a specific gut bacteria – Akkermansia muciniphila – may have beneficial health … read more
Publishing in Nature, researchers have looked at how two strains of the intestinal pathogen Clostridium difficile have acquired the ability to metabolise low levels of trehalose (a sugar additive) in mouse models. They report that this ability correlates with the severity of the disease in the mouse.
Researchers publishing in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology have reported that leached juices from leafy vegetables enhance growth and harm of the food poisoning bug Salmonella. read more
