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Microbiomes
The microbiome most simply refers to a community of microorganisms such as fungi, bacteria, or viruses, that exist in a particular environment and change in response to environmental factors. In humans, the microbiome refers to the microorganisms that live in/on a particular part of the body like skin.
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APR 21, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have collected enough evidence to know that the community of microbes that resides in out gastrointestinal t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a vital player in the development of colon cancer. And now, this microb ...APR 13, 2017Cancer
The onset of colon cancer may be tied to antibiotic use, reported scientists. The importance of the microbiome has only ...APR 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It's known that the amount of inflammation-related molecules in the blood increases and becomes a strong risk factor for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 10, 2017Microbiology
Giant viruses are a relatively new discovery, and researchers are learning more about them.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2017Microbiology
Acne is a common skin problem and the causes are not understood, but researchers are gaining insight into how bacteria i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2017Immunology
Does owning a family pet decrease the risk of your baby developing allergies and becoming obese? Maybe. Building on year ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 07, 2017Microbiology
Researchers at Rice University are putting bacteria to work as biosensors of gut inflammation. Gut inflammation i ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 06, 2017Microbiology
Breast milk is known to supply infants with important nutrition and immunity; new work indicates it also supports the he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2017Cancer
The composition of microorganisms in a person’s mouth could affect more than just their breath and dental health. ...MAR 21, 2017Videos
While microbes reside virtually everywhere, there has been intense research interest in microbes residing in one place i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2017Microbiology
Antibiotics are bad for bees! Most of us think of antibiotics as good things - drugs that help treat infections a ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 15, 2017Immunology
Immune cells must be able to differentiate between good bacteria and bad bacteria to maximize the body’s ch ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 14, 2017Cancer
When medical professionals are targeting a patient’s cancer, the goal is first to eliminate the cancer and if that ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 14, 2017Neuroscience
Is it true that you are what you eat? Well have some bacteria then and get happy. Actually it’s much more complex ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 10, 2017Microbiology
Why the heck do we get allergies? Researchers from the University of Geneva knew that kids who grew up on farms w ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 08, 2017Microbiology
There’s more news on the gut microbiome - researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that Park ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 07, 2017Neuroscience
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both names for a group of symptoms, syndromes and disorders of the brain. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 27, 2017Cancer
Immunotherapy, the technique of using the immune system to fight off disease, is one of the most promising avenues for a ...FEB 24, 2017Microbiology
Researchers from Harvard Medical School have reported on the results of a large-scale search for immunomodulatory organi ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 22, 2017Microbiology
Our bodies play host to myriad microorganisms; many of those microbes live in our gastrointestinal tract and they play a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In the avalanche of research being generated on the human microbiome, it’s important to take a step back and think ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2017Microbiology
As research on the microbiome expands and links are found to many types of diseases, there is still a focus on looking a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2017Microbiology
It is now well established that the vast community of microbes that resides in the gastrointestinal tract, the microbiom ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have collected enough evidence to know that the community of microbes that resides in out gastrointestinal t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a vital player in the development of colon cancer. And now, this microb
...
APR 13, 2017
Cancer
The onset of colon cancer may be tied to antibiotic use, reported scientists. The importance of the microbiome has only
...
APR 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's known that the amount of inflammation-related molecules in the blood increases and becomes a strong risk factor for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 10, 2017
Microbiology
Giant viruses are a relatively new discovery, and researchers are learning more about them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2017
Microbiology
Acne is a common skin problem and the causes are not understood, but researchers are gaining insight into how bacteria i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2017
Immunology
Does owning a family pet decrease the risk of your baby developing allergies and becoming obese? Maybe. Building on year
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 07, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at Rice University are putting bacteria to work as biosensors of gut inflammation. Gut inflammation i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 06, 2017
Microbiology
Breast milk is known to supply infants with important nutrition and immunity; new work indicates it also supports the he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2017
Cancer
The composition of microorganisms in a person’s mouth could affect more than just their breath and dental health.
...
MAR 21, 2017
Videos
While microbes reside virtually everywhere, there has been intense research interest in microbes residing in one place i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2017
Microbiology
Antibiotics are bad for bees! Most of us think of antibiotics as good things - drugs that help treat infections a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 15, 2017
Immunology
Immune cells must be able to differentiate between good bacteria and bad bacteria to maximize the body’s ch
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 14, 2017
Cancer
When medical professionals are targeting a patient’s cancer, the goal is first to eliminate the cancer and if that
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 14, 2017
Neuroscience
Is it true that you are what you eat? Well have some bacteria then and get happy. Actually it’s much more complex
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 10, 2017
Microbiology
Why the heck do we get allergies? Researchers from the University of Geneva knew that kids who grew up on farms w
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 08, 2017
Microbiology
There’s more news on the gut microbiome - researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that Park
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 07, 2017
Neuroscience
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both names for a group of symptoms, syndromes and disorders of the brain.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 27, 2017
Cancer
Immunotherapy, the technique of using the immune system to fight off disease, is one of the most promising avenues for a
...
FEB 24, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers from Harvard Medical School have reported on the results of a large-scale search for immunomodulatory organi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 22, 2017
Microbiology
Our bodies play host to myriad microorganisms; many of those microbes live in our gastrointestinal tract and they play a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the avalanche of research being generated on the human microbiome, it’s important to take a step back and think
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2017
Microbiology
As research on the microbiome expands and links are found to many types of diseases, there is still a focus on looking a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2017
Microbiology
It is now well established that the vast community of microbes that resides in the gastrointestinal tract, the microbiom
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch