23 related news articles for Microbiome in health and disease

Hudson Institute partner BiomeBank has secured a multimillion-dollar Federal Government grant that will turbocharge the development and production of microbiome-based therapeutics.…  Read more

Latest research into the human microbiome begins to untangle how broccoli can alter healthy gut bacteria.…  Read more

If you have ever wondered what happens to the bacteria living in the food you eat then here is an opportunity to find out!…  Read more

When it works as intended, the human gut is rarely given a thought – but that is rare luxury for the 130,000 Australians with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), like Marisa…  Read more

Shining a light on how the lung microbiome in the first days of life can affect the immune system for years to come, Hudson Institute researchers have taken an important first step in an increasingly relevant field of medical study.…  Read more

Bacteria that cause weight loss and intestinal inflammation have been identified in the microbiome of mice used to study Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).…  Read more

For the first time the mechanism that spreads antimicrobial resistance inside the human gut has been identified in the lab.…  Read more

Taking lessons learned studying coral reefs, a Melbourne researcher is taking a plunge into the microorganisms that inhabit our insides.…  Read more

Hudson Institute of Medical Research is progressing its genomic and inflammation research with the acquisition of an Illumina NextSeq 2000, a new sequencing system that provides unprecedented genomic capacity to study inflammatory diseases and microbial diversity.…  Read more

This discovery of the potential therapeutic benefits of a naturally occurring compound found in broccoli has earned two scientists a prestigious $10 000 award to progress their preeclampsia research.…  Read more

Crohn’s is an inflammatory disease which affects the gastrointestinal tract. It is incurable and usually chronic with periods of flare ups lasting from anywhere from a few days to a several months.…  Read more

Hudson Institute has been successful in the NHMRC Ideas Grant round. Our researchers have been awarded four NHMRC Ideas Grants, totalling almost $4.1 million.…  Read more

Hudson Institute of Medical Research today welcomed the Victorian Government’s initial investment to kick-start a National Centre for Inflammation Research (NCIR) to be established at the Monash Health Translation Precinct (MHTP) in Melbourne’s growing south-eastern corridor.…  Read more

The discovery that the bladder isn’t sterile has opened up new avenues of treatment for urinary tract infections (UTI).…  Read more

New and improved treatments for many serious ailments could follow a prestigious $5 million NHMRC Synergy grant to a team led by Hudson Institute of Medical Research scientists.…  Read more

The introduction of faecal transplants has provided a new and welcome approach to treating difficult bacterial infections. However, following a patient death, there are questions over their future use. How can the risks surrounding transplants be removed to reap the benefits of this promising therapeutic treatment?…  Read more

Research has shown babies born vaginally have different gut bacteria (microbiome) than those delivered by caesarean.…  Read more

Scientists working on the gut microbiome have discovered and isolated more than 100 completely new species of bacteria from healthy people’s intestines.…  Read more

Leading microbiome expert, Dr Sam Forster, in collaboration with researchers at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute and the Wellcome Sanger Institute (UK) have identified almost 2000 bacterial species living in the human gut.…  Read more

Cutting edge genomics has now shown the female bladder is home to a community of bacteria – similar to the gut microbiome – even in the absence of infection. The research could provide new urinary tract infection (UTI) treatments.…  Read more

The gut microbiome, the vast ecosystem of bacteria that live within our digestive system, is becoming increasingly recognised for its essential role in supporting our physical and mental health.…  Read more

Researchers are optimistic that a recent breakthrough allowing growth of the majority of human gut bacteria in the lab will lead to the development of new therapies for human health, replacing the use of faecal transplants in treating certain gut infections.…  Read more

A group of students from the John Monash Science School experienced the future of science during a Discovery Tour at Hudson Institute of Medical Research to celebrate International Day of Immunology.…  Read more