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21st September 2023

Sweet memory: how sugar proteins in gut mucus offer protection against cognitive decline

Globally, around 50 million people are living with dementia, but the causes of conditions like Alzheimer’s disease are complex and not understood. A new study in mice from the Quadram Institute and University of East Anglia has uncovered a role for intestinal mucus in...

21st September 2023

Plant-powered innovations: UK researchers boost B12 in pea shoots using aeroponics

This breakthrough could contribute to more sustainable and healthier diets, in line with the Eat Lancet Planetary Health Diet and the recent WWF Eat4Life dietary recommendations. Biofortification is the process of enhancing the nutritional value of crops through biotechnology, traditional plant breeding or agronomic...

13th September 2023

Two new Trustees join Board of Quadram Institute Bioscience

Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB) is delighted to announce the appointment of two new members to its Board of Trustees. Quadram Institute Bioscience is one of the partners that forms the Quadram Institute, together with the University of East Anglia, the Norfolk and Norwich University...

2nd August 2023

Know your enemy – how genomic sequencing can help ensure safe food

Scientists at the Quadram Institute have shown how genome sequencing can be used to better understand the causes, sources and risks posed by food poisoning bacteria

26th July 2023

The World Health Organization supports the use of targeted sequencing to detect drug resistance in tuberculosis

The World Health Organisation today announced that a rapid sequencing solution being developed by Oxford Nanopore meets the class-based performance criteria to detect drug resistance after TB diagnosis, to guide clinical decision-making for drug-resistant TB treatment. This is among the first sequencing-based tests to...

18th July 2023

Quadram scientists explore drug-resistant E.coli urinary tract infections in Norfolk

Researchers at the Quadram Institute have studied urinary tract infections (UTIs) in hundreds of NHS patients from across Norfolk in the first study of its kind for the region. Scientists studied one of the main bacteria which causes UTIs, E.coli, in samples taken from...

29th June 2023

How genetics, diet and gut health influence Alzheimer’s risk

Recent research has linked gut health to Alzheimer’s disease. And dietary compounds found in foods including fruits and vegetables, tea and dark chocolate, have been found to reduce Alzheimer’s risk. Now, the team want to better understand how these compounds, called polyphenols, influence the...

22nd June 2023

Quadram Institute to host BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions

Any Questions? assembles a panel of people from politics, the media, business, science and the arts who answer questions submitted by the audience. The long-running show has been broadcast on Friday evenings since 1948, from different locations across the UK. On Friday 21 July...

21st June 2023

Norwich Bioscience Institutes join Stonewall Diversity Champions programme

At the same time, the John Innes Centre has renewed its membership, having been part of the Diversity Champions programme since 2016. With direct links and close collaborations, the joint membership means LGBTQ+ staff, students, and visitors at all three institutes will benefit from...

19th June 2023

The healthy human gut microbiome can be defined with five signatures

By analysing thousands of diverse microbiomes, they have identified a set of common signatures, based on the ecosystem of bacteria present in the samples. These signatures will allow researchers to identify and better understand the effects of microbiome disturbances on human health. The human...