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10th December 2024
Organ-on-chip system to study the gut-brain axis
The model system simulated how a neurotoxin in the gut can trigger the brain cell death seen in Parkinson’s disease, in a proof-of-concept study from the Quadram Institute, University of Hull, University of Essex and at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Published in...
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9th December 2024
New Data Centre at Norwich Research Park set to bolster UK’s bioscience capability
Backed by a £20 million investment from the UKRI Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the Norwich Bioscience Institutes (NBI) Data Centre will harness cutting-edge, high-density computing technologies designed to accommodate the future advancements and scaling needs of the Earlham Institute, John Innes...
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6th December 2024
MRI could be key to understanding the impact a gluten free diet has on people with coeliac disease
The MARCO study – MAgnetic Resonance Imaging in COliac disease – which is published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology (CGH), was led by experts from the School of Medicine at the University of Nottingham, alongside colleagues at the Quadram Institute. Coeliac disease is a...
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5th December 2024
New project targets persistent infections
The Phage Therapy Antipersister strategy (PHAGES-AntiPERS) consortium is a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, microbiologists, and bioinformaticians who will develop new innovative therapies to combat chronic infections caused by bacterial persister cells. PHAGES-AntiPERS is supported by funding from the Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance...
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25th November 2024
Food and Nutrition Infrastructure supports development of healthy baby food range
Researchers from the Quadram Institute have supported the development of a healthy range of baby food by providing a comprehensive analysis of its nutritional composition, its bioactive contents and their bioavailability. The findings show that the ‘Little Inca’ baby food range provides a well-balanced...
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20th November 2024
Low-protein diets offer protective effect during bacterial infection
Reducing the amount of protein in your diet might benefit your immune system during an infection, according to a new study in human cells and mice. Research from the Quadram Institute, Earlham Institute and University of East Anglia suggests low protein diets disrupt or shield...
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19th November 2024
Quadram scientist Falk Hildebrand recognised in 2024 highly cited researchers list
Dr Falk Hildebrand has been a research group leader, working across the two UKRI BBSRC institutes based on the Norwich Research Park, since early 2019. The annual list is based on the Web of Science citation index and compiled by the Institute for Scientific...
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18th November 2024
New insights link intestinal senescence to liver disease progression
Researchers have shown that certain drugs that target senescent liver cells may aggravate the progression of cholestatic liver disease by also affecting cells in the gut lining. Research from the Quadram Institute, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and University of East Anglia suggests that...
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14th November 2024
Food and Nutrition experts welcome folic acid flour fortification
The Department of Health and Social Care and Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs today announced folic acid will be added to non-wholemeal flour from 2026 to protect newborn babies from serious brain and spine problems. The Food and Nutrition National Bioscience Research...
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8th November 2024
Quadram Institute announces Professor Daniel Figeys as new Director and Chief Executive
Professor Figeys is the founding Director of the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and of the Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Ottawa in Canada. His research focuses on developing precision microbiome-based nutrition, with an emphasis on modulating specific...
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