37 related news articles for Microbiota and Systems Biology
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CRC-P Grant accelerates Microbiome therapeutics
Hudson Institute partner BiomeBank has secured a multimillion-dollar Federal Government grant that will turbocharge the development and production of microbiome-based therapeutics.… Read more
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Strength in diversity – computing healthy microbiome relationships
The more diverse species in your gut, the better it is for your health, but researchers have now found a way to determine which species are important and how they interact to create a healthy microbiome.… Read more
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Does broccoli boost bad gut bacteria?
Latest research into the human microbiome begins to untangle how broccoli can alter healthy gut bacteria.… Read more
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The role of the microbiome in IBD
Researchers are taking a new approach to a debilitating illness by looking for a microbiome-based cause of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).… Read more
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New anti-inflammatory: one medicine to rule them all
A new class of anti-inflammatory drug is opening a world of possibilities for treating everything from neurological diseases to cancers.… Read more
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What’s the link between diet and the gut microbiome?
If you have ever wondered what happens to the bacteria living in the food you eat then here is an opportunity to find out!… Read more
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Where the microbiome meets the immune system
When it works as intended, the human gut is rarely given a thought – but that is rare luxury for the 130,000 Australians with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), like Marisa… Read more
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Hudson Institute’s 2023 Emerging Leaders
Six of the best early career researchers have been chosen to take part in the Hudson Institute 2023 Emerging Leaders Program. … Read more
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How the microbiome affects the immune system
Shining a light on how the lung microbiome in the first days of life can affect the immune system for years to come, Hudson Institute researchers have taken an important first step in an increasingly relevant field of medical study.… Read more
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Modifying gut bacteria to treat IBD
Hudson Institute’s Dr Samuel Forster has received a highly prestigious fellowship to advance his work using the bacteria of the human microbiome to treat Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).… Read more
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IBD causing bacteria discovered in mice
Bacteria that cause weight loss and intestinal inflammation have been identified in the microbiome of mice used to study Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).… Read more
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2022 Harold Mitchell Travel Fellowships
Congratulations to the 2022 recipients of the Harold Mitchell Travel Fellowships, to the Bryan Williams Traineeship Award, and Hudson Institute Travel Awards.… Read more
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Uncovering the mechanism driving antimicrobial resistance
For the first time the mechanism that spreads antimicrobial resistance inside the human gut has been identified in the lab.… Read more
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Why inflammation is important
It’s the essential physiological response that keeps you alive but can also kill you.… Read more
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State-of-the art genomic sequencer accelerates inflammation research
Hudson Institute of Medical Research is progressing its genomic and inflammation research with the acquisition of an Illumina NextSeq 2000, a new sequencing system that provides unprecedented genomic capacity to study inflammatory diseases and microbial diversity.… Read more
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Secret broccoli ingredient may treat preeclampsia
This discovery of the potential therapeutic benefits of a naturally occurring compound found in broccoli has earned two scientists a prestigious $10 000 award to progress their preeclampsia research.… Read more
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NHMRC Ideas Grants success
Hudson Institute has been successful in the NHMRC Ideas Grant round. Our researchers have been awarded four NHMRC Ideas Grants, totalling almost $4.1 million.… Read more
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ARC Discovery Projects success
Hudson Institute researchers have been awarded more than $2 million from the Australian Research Council Discovery Projects Grant round.… Read more
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Using our immune system to fight COVID-19
There is something unusual about the initial—or innate—immune response to COVID-19 compared to usual influenza patterns. … Read more
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Keeping stomach cancer at bay
Researchers have identified a protein in immune cells that may play a role in thwarting a type of stomach cancer, paving the way for possible prevention therapies.… Read more
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Gut bacteria and the immune system—mapping out interactions
Hudson Institute scientists Dr Emily Gulliver and Dr Sam Forster were part of a leading collaborative study with the Wellcome Sanger Institute, which created the first detailed cell atlas of immune cells and gut bacteria within the human colon.… Read more
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Treating UTIs—where to from here
The discovery that the bladder isn’t sterile has opened up new avenues of treatment for urinary tract infections (UTI).… Read more
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Gut feeling leads to major NHMRC grant to investigate immunity
New and improved treatments for many serious ailments could follow a prestigious $5 million NHMRC Synergy grant to a team led by Hudson Institute of Medical Research scientists.… Read more
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NHMRC Ideas Grant success
Hudson Institute has had outstanding success in the NHMRC Ideas Grant round.
Our researchers have been awarded nine NHMRC Ideas Grants, totalling almost $8.5 million and a success rate of 19.1 per cent.… Read more
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The future of faecal transplants
The introduction of faecal transplants has provided a new and welcome approach to treating difficult bacterial infections. However, following a patient death, there are questions over their future use. How can the risks surrounding transplants be removed to reap the benefits of this promising therapeutic treatment?… Read more
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Babies’ gut bacteria affected by delivery method
Research has shown babies born vaginally have different gut bacteria (microbiome) than those delivered by caesarean.… Read more
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Diarrhoea-causing bacteria adapted to spread in hospitals
Scientists have discovered that the gut-infecting bacterium Clostridium difficile is evolving into two separate species, with one group highly adapted to spread in hospitals.… Read more
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Melbourne Inflammation Symposium
More than 120 medical research scientists in the field of inflammation converged at Hudson Institute of Medical Research today to share knowledge and find solutions for patients across a broad range of diseases.… Read more
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More than 100 new gut bacteria discovered in human microbiome
Scientists working on the gut microbiome have discovered and isolated more than 100 completely new species of bacteria from healthy people’s intestines.… Read more
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Almost 2000 unknown bacteria discovered in the human gut
Leading microbiome expert, Dr Sam Forster, in collaboration with researchers at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute and the Wellcome Sanger Institute (UK) have identified almost 2000 bacterial species living in the human gut.… Read more
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NHMRC Project Grant success
Hudson Institute has had excellent success in the recent NHMRC and ARC Grant rounds.… Read more
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NHMRC Fellowship success
Hudson Institute has had outstanding success in the recent National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Fellowship and Development Grant announcements.… Read more
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2018 Hudson Institute Travel and Equity Awards
Congratulations to the 2018 Hudson Institute Travel Awards recipients, who will attend international conferences and visiting laboratories to build invaluable knowledge in their area of research. The Awards (supported by donations from the Grisha Sklovsky Memorial Fund and Philip Wind Travel Fund) support six Hudson Institute Postdoctoral Fellows and PhD students to gain experience relevant… Read more
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Discovery of bladder ‘mini-microbiome’ signals UTI treatment change
Cutting edge genomics has now shown the female bladder is home to a community of bacteria – similar to the gut microbiome – even in the absence of infection. The research could provide new urinary tract infection (UTI) treatments.… Read more
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Stunning NHMRC Grant success
Hudson Institute has had outstanding success in the recent NHMRC Project Grant round. In addition, our researchers have been awarded an NHMRC Partnership Grant, an NHMRC Development Grant, an ARC Discovery Grant and three NMHRC Fellowships.… Read more
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Could gut bacteria be harnessed to fight cancer?
The gut microbiome, the vast ecosystem of bacteria that live within our digestive system, is becoming increasingly recognised for its essential role in supporting our physical and mental health.… Read more
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‘Bugs as drugs’: Harnessing novel gut bacteria for human health
Researchers are optimistic that a recent breakthrough allowing growth of the majority of human gut bacteria in the lab will lead to the development of new therapies for human health, replacing the use of faecal transplants in treating certain gut infections.… Read more