All IBD articles
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CareersA conversation at the forefront of human microbiome research
Yang Yue and Professor Alan Walker discuss everything from precision medicine and the omics approach, to challenges in the road ahead and the future of microbiome research.
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NewsProtective particles allow engineered probiotics to report gut disease
Bioengineers have developed a platform that allows engineered biosensor bacteria safe passage through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in an animal model.
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NewsTwo new bacterial species identified from patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Investigators at University Medical Center Utrecht and Yale University have isolated and characterized two new bacterial species from patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
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NewsAntibiotic resistant microbes in gut make C difficile more infectious
Scientists have found that Enterococcus – an antibiotic-resistant, opportunistic pathogen – works together with Clostridioides difficile in the human gut, reshaping and enhancing the metabolic environment in the gut so that C. difficile can thrive.
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NewsProbiotic ‘backpacks’ could treat inflammatory bowel diseases
Researchers have devised specialised nano-particles that can neutralise molecules linked to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and can be attached to beneficial probiotic bacteria targeting the gut.
