Fusobacterium nucleatum: the cancer-causing bacterium
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Paul-Enguerrand Fady, Ph.D. Candidate, King's College London Contributor​​ Many of us have heard that it is possible for viruses to cause cancer—awareness campaigns like the one below, on a London bus, have done a fantastic job of raising awareness of this fact: Image credits: @drpjrobinson//Twitter//17_09_2017 Few of us, however, are aware that bacteria can also cause cancers. The most notable example of this is Helicobacter pylori, the organism which causes stomach ulcers and gastritis. With time, inflammatory ulcerative conditions in the stomach lead to a substantially increased li ..read more
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“The Worried Gut” — Can Gut Bacteria Influence Our Mood?
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Mario Corrado, Hons. BSc Microbiology and Immunology Contributor Image courtesy of: http://thatsugarfilm.com/blog/2016/07/05/the-microbiome-and-the-gut-brain-axis/. In a world buzzing with political and economic uncertainty, anxiety and depression have run rampant in our society; the most recent studies estimate that 40 million Americans — or roughly 18% of the American population — are affected by the detrimental affects of anxiety (1). And with increasing research and curiosity surrounding the mysterious microbial inhabitants of our gut, ongoing research continues to unravel their no ..read more
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“The Social Network” – How the Gut Microbiome Governs Our Social Behaviour
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Mario Corrado, Hons. BSc Microbiology and Immunology Contributor Image Courtesy of Sarah C.P. Williams, Howard Hughes Medical Institute             ​It is Aristotle that once famously remarked how “man is by nature a social animal”. Of course, we need only reflect on our past experiences for a short while to understand the truth in Aristotle’s words. Our very existence as a species depended on our ancestor’s abilities to interact and help one another. Seeing as how social skills often (but not universally) serve as a prerequisite for a fulfilled life, social psychologists and neurosc ..read more
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Modifying the gut microbiome of mosquitos to fight malaria and dengue
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An alternative look at the gut microbiome Paul-Enguerrand Fady, BSc. Student Microbiology and Immunology Contributor​​             So far, we’ve have the pleasure of introducing you to various aspects of the gut microbiome through an amazing range of articles like Reginold Sivarajan’s “A Cure for Alzheimer's Disease?”; Adam Hassan’s “Pregnancy and the Gut Microbiota”; and Mario Corrado’s ““Losing Track of Time” — How Gut Bacteria’s Daily Routine Impacts Our Health”. Today we’d like to present a different but equally exciting aspect of this field: modifying the gut microbiome of mosquitos to ..read more
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Gut Microbiota Could Help Determine Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes
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Morgan Gold, BSc. Student Microbiology and Immunology Contributor​​ https://betterbodychemistry.com/obesity/blame-for-insulin-resistance/       Most of you likely know someone or will know someone who has type 2 diabetes.  Not only does it account for around 90% of all diabetes, it affects around 8% of the world’s population.  When you have type 2 diabetes, your body essentially does not recognize insulin, the protein that tells the cells in your body to take up glucose from your blood.  Your cells don’t get enough sugar and cannot function properly.  Furthermore, all that extra glucose flo ..read more
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Early Bird Gets the Worm… But Does It Want that Worm? – How Your Gut Deals with Intestinal Parasites
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Adam Hassan, BSc Microbiology and Immunology Contributor​ Image source: http://www.return2health.net/articles/intestinal-parasites/      Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) refer to tropical diseases which affect low-income countries primarily in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America. These diseases are thought of as “neglected” due to them receiving less financial support in terms of research funding and treatment. Everyone has heard of HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. However, how many of you know about schistosomiasis, chikungunya fever or leishman ..read more
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“Life on The Spectrum” — An Abnormal Microbiome and…Autism?
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Mario Corrado, Hons. BSc Microbiology and Immunology Contributor Image courtesy of: https://www.autismspeaks.org/science/science-news/year-autism-epidemiology The past several decades have been met with a roaring increase in the discussions surrounding autism and related disorders that fall within the Autism Spectrum. And with good reason. ​     First coined in 1910, autism quickly emerged as a notoriously difficult condition to diagnose, given its eerie similarity to other neurodevelopment disorders, specifically childhood schizophrenia. Indeed, it took nearly 70 years of intense rese ..read more
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Run Your Way to a Better Microbiome !
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Reginold Sivarajan, BSc Microbiology and Immunology Co-Author Mario Corrado, Hons. BSc Microbiology and Immunology Co-Author Image courtesy of: https://sciencebuffs.org/2016/04/22/exercise-microbiomes-and-you/ ​8:35 AM.              Yup, another early morning class. Well, it’s not all so bad – my nutrition professor is going to discuss which foods we should be eating to maximize our performance during physical activity (verdict: we don’t know… But it’s probably not a bad idea to eat your greens!). Pretty interesting topic right?               I zoned out, AGAIN. Just once I’d like ..read more
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“Losing Track of Time” — How Gut Bacteria’s Daily Routine Impacts Our Health
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Mario Corrado, Hons. BSc Microbiology and Immunology Contributor Image courtesy of: https://www.helpscout.net/blog/sleep-habits/          ​          I’m at the kitchen table. There’s a clock on the wall directly behind me. I’m not looking at it, but I can hear the incessant ticking — tick, tock, tick, tock. It’s nighttime, and I’m beginning to feel the gentle touch of sleep come over me: heavy eyelids, slow breathing, lack of focus… It’s odd really, that despite never turning around to look at the clock on my kitchen wall, my body acts as if it has been keeping track of time all along ..read more
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Pregnancy and the Gut Microbiota
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Adam Hassan, BSc Microbiology and Immunology Contributor​ Over the past few months, we, The Gut Guys, have shared with you many different implications that our gut microbiota has on our health. But have you ever wondered where these species of bacteria came from? Are you born with the bacteria that colonize your gut or do they arrive later on? And what effect do they have during the gestational (pregnancy) period? Contrary to previous beliefs, the fetus is not a sterile environment. Microbes can be found in the amniotic fluid and a placental microbiome has been identified. Studies show that ..read more
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