10th January 2025
Nine reasons to take part in research; BETA participants experience
1. Help others “I wanted to take part in a study that might benefit people in the future,” says one participant. Mukesh explains, “Even if it’s a micro step we take, if everyone does it, it helps towards a solution or understanding.” “I would...
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3rd January 2025
Eating broccoli soup for science; BETA participants experience
Over 13 million people in the UK are thought to have pre-diabetes. People with pre-diabetes have a higher-than-normal level of sugar in their blood but haven’t been diagnosed with full diabetes. Lots of people don’t know that they are prediabetic. Jan explains, “It was...
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27th December 2024
Our regular Quadram Institute blog covers topics ranging from the history of Listeria research in Norwich to our nutrition experts’ tips for healthy snacks. Overall, we’ve published over 30 blogs this year from our staff and students talking about their roles, research and careers....
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20th December 2024
2024 policy highlights in food and health
At the Quadram Institute we actively engage with policymakers and parliamentarians to translate our food, microbiome and health research into benefits for society. As 2024 draws to a close, we reflect on how we’ve worked together with institutes across the Norwich Research Park to...
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13th December 2024
Building research collaborations in Brazil; Dr Naiara Beraza’s trip
“In my research group we study the mechanisms regulating the gut-liver axis during health and disease. Research in our group focuses on the links between intestinal inflammatory conditions such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease and chronic liver disease characterised by loss of cell function leading...
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6th December 2024
How functional genomic tools are connecting scientists to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is a major threat to modern medicine, reducing our ability to prevent or cure disease. Antimicrobial resistance on the rise “I remember when I was a kid, I used to see people taking antibiotics like Septran DS. It’s vanished from the market...
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29th November 2024
Exploring how the gut microbiome processes iron; Dr Rokas Juodeikis’s fellowship
Many people aren’t getting enough iron. Women and children are most affected with 30% of women aged 15-49 and 40% of infants suffering from iron deficiency anaemia. How we absorb iron from our diets The shift to plant-based diets could make iron deficiency...
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22nd November 2024
Avoiding unintentional nutritional consequences on the journey to NetZero
As global leaders and scientists from across the globe gather in Azerbaijan for the second week of the United Nations Climate Change conference COP 29 to discuss progress towards the Paris agreement, we reflect on how the UK can achieve NetZero whilst ensuring everyone...
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15th November 2024
How our Food and Nutrition team are examining malnutrition in the UK and Europe
Here at the Quadram Institute we are home to the Food and Nutritional National Bioscience Infrastructure (F&N NBRI) that collects, manages and shares nutrition data describing the food we eat. In the UK we face a major malnutrition problem. The F&N NBRI team have...
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8th November 2024
Bacteriophages, bioinformatics and blogs; Introducing Raphael Hans Lwesya
“I’m a PhD student investigating the role of bacteriophages in the ageing gut. Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria; They don’t infect humans. They play a key role in regulating bacterial populations, helping to maintain balance within ecosystems. Due to their ability to target...
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