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Microbiome: the microorganisms in a particular environment (including the body or a part of the body).
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SEP 28, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Bacteria present in poop can sway the fat content in our bodies. This is the startling conclusion scientists made after ...SEP 16, 2016Microbiology
Pathogenic microbes can cause serious damage to our intestinal lining that must be repaired by our body. New research pu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2016Microbiology
Scientists have linked the microbiome, the community of bacterial organisms that reside in our gut, with myriad health c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2016Microbiology
The first month of a newborn’s life is so critical to a lifetime of health that this period has a name: neonate. I ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 12, 2016Videos
With all the talk about global food shortages, why haven't we turned our attention to grass? After all, grass is edible, ...SEP 09, 2016Immunology
Food allergies, especially in children, are becoming more and more at the center of different kinds of research: immunol ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 09, 2016Videos
The American Society for Microbiology invited Dr. Martin Blaser, the director of the Human Microbiome Program at New Yor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2016Immunology
A compound found in newborns is thought to have the ability to treat excessive inflammation, which could be lifesaving i ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 06, 2016Microbiology
Necrotizing enterocolitis is a nasty ailment. It’s a condition common in premature infants in which the intestines ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 02, 2016Cancer
Vitamins are once again in the spotlight this week. This time, researchers at Stanford University found a link between v ...SEP 02, 2016Microbiology
Dysbiosis refers to an imbalance in the microbiome associated with the loss of good microbes that promote health, and an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2016Immunology
Special viruses called bacteriophage infect bacteria, but they don’t always kill their target. In fact, a recent d ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 31, 2016Microbiology
Researchers from the University of Minnesota uncovered startling differences between the gut microbiomes of captive and ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 30, 2016Microbiology
As research on the microbiome intensifies, new links between the microbial community the gastrointestinal tract and heal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2016Microbiology
The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis is among the world’s deadliest infectious pathogens. Those bacteria are a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2016Microbiology
A number of studies have suggested a link between the gut microbiome and obesity. The idea is that a certain (im)balance ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 26, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Ever since we were little, we’ve been told to never, ever swallow any batteries. Now, a group of engineers s ...AUG 20, 2016Microbiology
Honey bee viruses. It’s safe to say that’s the first time I’ve strung those three words together. Hone ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 17, 2016Videos
Vibrio cholerae bacteria will fire toxins off when confronted with encroaching neighbors on crab shells. The process see ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2016Immunology
Your stomach growls and you think, “it’s telling me that it’s time for lunch.” However, it&rsquo ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 16, 2016Health & Medicine
A dietary compound called trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is found in foods like eggs and meat and has been associated wit ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 14, 2016Microbiology
The mouse model is a cornerstone of biological research, used in thousands of studies on a huge range of topics. As we l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2016Videos
As scientists are uncovering the many unique microbiomes within our bodies, they are learning to exploit bacteria to tre ...AUG 10, 2016Microbiology
The gut microbiome, the complex community of bacteria carried in the gastrointestinal tract, is increasingly linked to h ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Bacteria present in poop can sway the fat content in our bodies. This is the startling conclusion scientists made after
...
SEP 16, 2016
Microbiology
Pathogenic microbes can cause serious damage to our intestinal lining that must be repaired by our body. New research pu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists have linked the microbiome, the community of bacterial organisms that reside in our gut, with myriad health c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2016
Microbiology
The first month of a newborn’s life is so critical to a lifetime of health that this period has a name: neonate. I
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 12, 2016
Videos
With all the talk about global food shortages, why haven't we turned our attention to grass? After all, grass is edible,
...
SEP 09, 2016
Immunology
Food allergies, especially in children, are becoming more and more at the center of different kinds of research: immunol
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 09, 2016
Videos
The American Society for Microbiology invited Dr. Martin Blaser, the director of the Human Microbiome Program at New Yor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2016
Immunology
A compound found in newborns is thought to have the ability to treat excessive inflammation, which could be lifesaving i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 06, 2016
Microbiology
Necrotizing enterocolitis is a nasty ailment. It’s a condition common in premature infants in which the intestines
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 02, 2016
Cancer
Vitamins are once again in the spotlight this week. This time, researchers at Stanford University found a link between v
...
SEP 02, 2016
Microbiology
Dysbiosis refers to an imbalance in the microbiome associated with the loss of good microbes that promote health, and an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2016
Immunology
Special viruses called bacteriophage infect bacteria, but they don’t always kill their target. In fact, a recent d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 31, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers from the University of Minnesota uncovered startling differences between the gut microbiomes of captive and
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 30, 2016
Microbiology
As research on the microbiome intensifies, new links between the microbial community the gastrointestinal tract and heal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2016
Microbiology
The bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis is among the world’s deadliest infectious pathogens. Those bacteria are a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2016
Microbiology
A number of studies have suggested a link between the gut microbiome and obesity. The idea is that a certain (im)balance
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 26, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ever since we were little, we’ve been told to never, ever swallow any batteries. Now, a group of engineers s
...
AUG 20, 2016
Microbiology
Honey bee viruses. It’s safe to say that’s the first time I’ve strung those three words together. Hone
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 17, 2016
Videos
Vibrio cholerae bacteria will fire toxins off when confronted with encroaching neighbors on crab shells. The process see
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2016
Immunology
Your stomach growls and you think, “it’s telling me that it’s time for lunch.” However, it&rsquo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2016
Health & Medicine
A dietary compound called trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is found in foods like eggs and meat and has been associated wit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 14, 2016
Microbiology
The mouse model is a cornerstone of biological research, used in thousands of studies on a huge range of topics. As we l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2016
Videos
As scientists are uncovering the many unique microbiomes within our bodies, they are learning to exploit bacteria to tre
...
AUG 10, 2016
Microbiology
The gut microbiome, the complex community of bacteria carried in the gastrointestinal tract, is increasingly linked to h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch