microbiome

May 24, 2016May 24, 2016

Universities’ Collaboration in Immunology Research May Impact Diseases Such as IBD

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University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Chiba University School of Medicine in Japan recently announced the creation of a collaborative research center for immunology research, with a special focus on ... Read more

May 9, 2016May 9, 2016

Seres Starts Academic Partnerships to Test Microbiome Therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Seres Therapeutics, Inc., announced the initiation of two academic research collaborations to further develop the company’s microbiome therapeutics platform as a treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Under the agreements, the ... Read more

April 22, 2016April 22, 2016

Worm Infection Reduces Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Modifying Intestinal Bacteria Content, Study Finds

Crohn's Disease, IBD News, News, Ulcerative colitis

Parasitic worms may trigger immune responses that alter the bacterial balance in the gut, preventing the development of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn’s disease. The study, “Helminth infection promotes ... Read more

February 15, 2016February 15, 2016

Treatment of IBD Moves Forward with Partnership Between Synlogic and AbbVie to Develop New Class of Medicines

Crohn's Disease, IBD News, News, Ulcerative colitis

Synlogic recently announced the establishment of a global Research and Development collaboration with AbbVie to develop innovative medicines for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), taking advantage of Synlogic’s proprietary ... Read more

February 3, 2016February 3, 2016

Infants Born by C-section May Have Helpful Bacteria Restored Using New Method

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A new study from New York University researchers, in collaboration with several other U.S.-based groups, revealed that babies born by C-section may receive benefits from being swabbed by their mother’s ... Read more

January 12, 2016January 12, 2016

Crohn’s Disease Treatments to Be Focus of Collaborative Research Contract

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A research group, a biotech company, and a national French institute will band together to try and develop treatments for patients with Crohn’s disease. Enterome Bioscience SA, a company that ... Read more

December 28, 2015December 28, 2015

Ulcerative Colitis Study Aims to Restore a Healthy Balance in Gut Bacteria

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Seres Therapeutics, Inc., a company focused on the development of drugs targeting the unhealthy microbiome for the treatment of inflammatory, metabolic and infectious diseases, recently announced the initiation of a ... Read more

November 4, 2015November 4, 2015

Biomecite’s IBD Diagnostic Tool to Be Evaluated in Proof of Concept Study

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Biomecite Diagnostics, LLC, a medical diagnostics company, recently announced that it is enrolling patients for a proof of concept study whose goal is to assess the accuracy of a new diagnostic ... Read more

October 20, 2015October 20, 2015

UCSD Scientists and Illumina Team Up to Create Human Microbiome Data Platform

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The human microbiome has been the subject of increasing research, with scientists determined to unravel its role in a wide range of conditions including obesity, asthma, allergies, and inflammatory conditions ... Read more

February 10, 2015February 10, 2015

Diet is the Chief Factor Behind Gut Microbiome Diversity, Study Shows

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In a recent study entitled “Diet Dominates Host Genotype in Shaping the Murine Gut Microbiota,” researchers are suggesting diet may be a stronger factor in modulating microbiome in the gut compared ... Read more