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Microbiology

Food science & nutrition/Microbiology/Public health

The unseen power of probiotics and how they might heal the gut naturally

Junhua Xie Shaoping Nie
April 4, 2025

Tiny bacterial vesicles from probiotics may provide a safer way to treat gut inflammation. Could this be the next big thing in inflammatory bowel disease care?

Environment/Microbiology/Public health

A rare cyanobacterium holds the key to skin care revolution

Hakuto Kageyama
January 8, 2025

Aphanothece sacrum, a rare cyanobacterium, provides UV protection, anti-aging, and skin-whitening. Could this natural wonder redefine the future of cosmetics?

Epidemiology/Microbiology/Public health

Unraveling the rise and pervasiveness of Salmonella Typhimurium ST213 in North America

Isela Serrano Fujarte Jose Luis Puente Garcia
November 14, 2024

Emerging Salmonella Typhimurium ST213 strains challenge traditional pathogen understanding. What can we learn from its evolution and spread in North America?

Biology/Microbiology

Key protein controls long-term infection by a common human parasite

Vern B. Carruthers Fengrong Wang
October 16, 2024

The eIF1.2 protein plays a vital role in Toxoplasma gondii's transition from acute to chronic stages, presenting potential new targets for drug development.

Advancing skin wound healing with bioactive materials
Biochemistry/Biology/Microbiology

Advancing skin wound healing with bioactive materials

Naimeh Mahheidari Mohammad Kamalabadi Farahani Majid Salehi
September 6, 2024

Hydrogel dressings with bioactive materials like Alginate/CMC, diopside nanoparticles, BTX-A, and chorion membrane speed up tissue repair and minimize scarring.

Medicine and health/Mental health/Microbiology

A gut feeling: Unravelling the role of gut microbiota in mental disorders

Rebekka Van Hoof Alejandro Correa Rojo
August 21, 2024

How can we identify which organisms in our gut impact our mental health? A novel pyramid-layer design using twins identifies key factors in our gut microbiota.

Climate change/Environment/Microbiology

The Red Queen paradox: Freshwater bacteria’s standstill in a changing climate

Adrian-Stefan Andrei
July 19, 2024

The survival of freshwater bacteria, key players in ecosystem function, is jeopardized by their limited adaptability in the face of climate change.

Microbiology/Virology

Neurons: The perfect hiding spot for herpes virus

Dongli Pan
July 10, 2024

Herpes simplex virus hides in neurons for life, evading the immune system and periodically reactivating to cause recurrent infections.

Rapid bacterial vibration test to fight AMR and sepsis
Biotechnology/Medicine and health/Microbiology

Rapid bacterial vibration test to fight AMR and sepsis

Alexander Sturm
June 28, 2024

Harnessing bacterial nanomotions, this method swiftly tests antibiotic susceptibility without growth dependency, aiding precision treatment and combatting AMR globally.

There are numerous opportunities to utilize microbes for the treatment and management of industrial wastewater.
Biotechnology/Engineering/Microbiology/Sustainability studies

The creepy crawlies that can clean industrial wastewater

Pooja Sharma
June 22, 2023

Wastewater from industrial activities contains pollutants that harm the environment. Microbes play a crucial role in cleaning this wastewater through biodegradation processes.

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