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10th January 2022
Blood and guts: new link uncovered between the gut microbiome and blood groups
Researchers have discovered that a common member of the human gut microbiome has a specific preference for blood group A antigens. This specificity may give it an advantage when foraging for sugars, allowing it to colonise the gut more easily. The presence of the...
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30th December 2021
Warning on vitamin B12 deficiency for vegans and vegetarians
In the run up to Veganuary leading researchers are warning of the dangers of a quiet epidemic of vitamin B12 deficiency in people who follow increasingly popular plant-based diets. Plant-based diets (vegetarian or vegan) are becoming significantly more popular as people look to adopt a diet that...
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22nd December 2021
New research has helped unravel the role of a key molecule in cholestatic liver disease
Researchers from the Quadram Institute, University of East Anglia and Technische Universität Braunschweig found that, in mice, a key metabolic regulator triggers cells in the immune system to attack liver cells, progressing the disease. Uncovering the role of this molecule, called SIRT 1, opens...
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8th December 2021
How the body uses fat to fight infection
New research from the University of East Anglia and Quadram Institute reveals how our immune cells use the body’s fat stores to fight infection. The research, published today in the journal Nature Communications, could help develop new approaches to treating people with bacterial infections....
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17th November 2021
Beating biofilms: new study identifies essential genes for bacterial survival in the environment
Scientists from the Quadram Institute at the Norwich Research Park have made an important discovery into the workings of bacterial communities. Using a newly developed method, they have discovered the genes used by bacteria to live within complex communities called biofilms. This could lead...
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17th November 2021
Same day test identifies secondary infections in COVID-19 patients
A same-day test has been shown to successfully identify secondary infections for patients on intensive care in hours rather than days, according to research from Guy’s and St Thomas’ and the Quadram Institute. The DNA sequencing-based test was evaluated by doctors in the intensive...
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22nd October 2021
New research explores role of travel in transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Zimbabwe
Quadram Institute researchers working with scientists in Zimbabwe have built up a detailed picture of how SARS-CoV-2 variants were introduced and transmitted in the southern African country during 2020. Their findings, published in The Lancet Global Health, are based on the genomic sequencing of...
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21st October 2021
Bowel cancer microbiome interactions uncovered in new study
Researchers from the Quadram Institute have led a study that has uncovered a new link between the microbiome and bowel cancer progression. Bowel cancer, or colorectal cancer, is one of the most common cancers, and is second only to lung cancer in the number...
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5th October 2021
Top award wins for Quadram Institute communications team
The Quadram Institute’s Communications and Engagement team has won three top awards in the prestigious Chartered Institute of Public Relations Pride 2021 awards. The awards, held virtually on 5 October, saw the Quadram Institute team win: Gold for Best Internal Communications with virtual Coffee...
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5th October 2021
Survey uncovers diversity of Vibrio in prawns bought in the UK
Quadram Institute researchers have carried out a survey of prawns in the UK for Vibrio bacteria, in an effort to understand the bacterium’s potential contribution to human disease and its resistance to antibiotics. They found that whilst 46% of prawns were contaminated with Vibrio,...
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