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Major Study Shows Gut Microbes May Impact Course of ALS
Major Study Shows Gut Microbes May Impact Course of ALS

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/major-study-shows-gut-microbes-may-impact-course-of-als/

Jul 23, 2019... Image by Tashatuvango via Shutterstock.com
A trailblazing study by Israeli researchers suggests that intestinal microbes may have a direct effect on the course of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the incurable, fatal neurodegenerative disease also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease that affected physicist Stephen Hawking.
Published today in Nature, the study by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science revealed that the progression of an ALS-like disease in lab mice was slowed after the mice received certain strains of gut microbes or substances known to be secreted by these microbes.

TAGS: Neuroscience, Biology, Immune system, Bacteria, Mathematics

Gut Microbes May Affect the Course of ALS
Gut Microbes May Affect the Course of ALS

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/gut-microbes-may-affect-the-course-of-als/

Jul 22, 2019... Gut microbes such as these were found to have altered levels in ALS patients
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—July 22, 2019—Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have shown in mice that intestinal microbes, collectively termed the gut microbiome, may affect the course of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. As reported in Nature, progression of an ALS-like disease was slowed after the mice received certain strains of gut microbes or substances known to be secreted by these microbes. Preliminary results suggest that the findings on the regulatory function of the microbiome may be applicable to human patients with ALS.

TAGS: Neuroscience, Biology, Immune system, Mathematics

First Impressions Go a Long Way in the Immune System
First Impressions Go a Long Way in the Immune System

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/first-impressions-go-a-long-way-in-the-immune-system/

Jul 22, 2019... When immune cells (macrophage, blue) meet bacteria (red), the first day or two is critical for the eventual outcome
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—July 22, 2019—First impressions are important – they can set the stage for the entire course of a relationship. The same is true for the impressions the cells of our immune system form when they first meet a new bacterium. Using this insight, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have developed an algorithm that may predict the onset of diseases such as tuberculosis. The findings of this research were published in Nature Communications.

TAGS: Biology, Immune system, Bacteria, Mathematics

Hillel’s Tech Corner: Revolutionizing the Flu Shot
Hillel’s Tech Corner: Revolutionizing the Flu Shot

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/hillel-s-tech-corner-revolutionizing-the-flu-shot/

Jul 25, 2019... BiondVax
A universal flu vaccine is the key to combating the ever-mutating flu virus, but did we ever really stop to think about whether there is a better way?
The flu virus, or influenza, is far more than a week-long inconvenience that pulls us away from our commitments, although that, in and of itself, is pretty annoying. The flu can get deadly fast. According to the World Health Organization, influenza kills up to 650,000 people each year. Read that number again. In the US alone, the flu kills about 12,000 people in mild years, and up to 56,000 people in the more severe years, according to the Center for Disease Control.

TAGS: Immune system, Virus, Proteins, Clinical trials

Can Taking Probiotics Mean You Stay Ill for Longer?
Can Taking Probiotics Mean You Stay Ill for Longer?

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Nov 18, 2019... The idea of ‘gut health’ barely existed a few years ago, but now, people in the UK spend around £750 million every year on probiotic products — ‘beneficial’ bacteria which is supposed to boost our health.
People take probiotics believing they increase levels of beneficial bacteria and will boost their immune system, digestion, mental health and more.
But last week, an expert warned that fermented foods such as sauerkraut — often consumed because of their probiotic effect — may trigger bloating, headaches and allergies.

TAGS: Biology, Immune system, Bacteria

Short-Term Maternal Infection During Pregnancy May Cause Autism: Israeli Research
Short-Term Maternal Infection During Pregnancy May Cause Autism: Israeli Research

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Mar 09, 2020... JERUSALEM, Feb. 24 (Xinhua)— Israeli scientists found that short-term acute inflammation in the mother's body during pregnancy can cause autism to the embryo, said Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) in central Israel on Monday.
Signs of autism usually appear around two or three years old, but it is considered a neurodevelopmental disease, which suggests that changes could already be “brewing” in the embryonic brain.

TAGS: Women, Immune system, Virus, Autism

The Secret Social Lives of Viruses
The Secret Social Lives of Viruses

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/the-secret-social-lives-of-viruses/

Jun 18, 2019... Illustration by Karol Banach
Geneticist Rotem Sorek could see that his bacteria were sick — so far, so good. He had deliberately infected them with a virus to test whether each ailing microbe soldiered on alone or communicated with its allies to fight the attack.
But when he and his team at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, looked into the contents of their flasks, they saw something completely unexpected: the bacteria were silent, and it was the viruses that were chattering away, passing notes to each other in a molecular language only they could understand. They were deciding together when to lie low in the host cell and when to replicate and burst out, in search of new victims.

TAGS: Molecular genetics, Evolution, Immune system, Bacteria, Virus

Israeli Immune-Response Algorithm Could Aid TB Diagnosis
Israeli Immune-Response Algorithm Could Aid TB Diagnosis

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/israeli-immune-response-algorithm-could-aid-tb-diagnosis/

Aug 27, 2019... Xray of a patient with active pulmonary tuberculosis. Image by Shutterstock
Just as first impressions set the stage for the entire course of a relationship, first impressions set the stage for how the cells of our immune system react when meeting a new microbe, according to Israeli researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science.
This new insight led the researchers to develop an algorithm that may predict the onset of such diseases as tuberculosis. Their findings were published July 22 in Nature Communications.

TAGS: Molecular genetics, Immune system, Bacteria, Mathematics

Gut Bacteria May Play a Role in Motor Neuron Disease
Gut Bacteria May Play a Role in Motor Neuron Disease

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/gut-bacteria-may-play-a-role-in-motor-neuron-disease/

Jul 23, 2019... Gut bacteria may play a role in motor neurone disease ALS by speeding up progression, early studies reveal. The cruel condition that killed Professor Stephen Hawking, pictured
Gut bacteria could play a role in the development of motor neurone disease - also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, early studies suggest.
Tests on mice showed a change in their gut microbe levels before symptoms of the crippling disorder appeared.

TAGS: Neuroscience, Biology, Immune system, Bacteria, Mathematics

What Are the Benefits of Probiotics?
What Are the Benefits of Probiotics?

https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/what-are-the-benefits-of-probiotics/

Nov 27, 2019... Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Getty Images
Walk into a health food store, or even a drugstore, and you’re likely to find an entire aisle, maybe two, dedicated to probiotics. Probiotics are live micro-organisms, usually bacteria, that provide health benefits when consumed at appropriate doses.
According to some surveys, approximately four million Americans take probiotics, which are available as pills, powders, foods and drinks. Probiotics are a huge industry — at least a $40 billion dollar one, according to Zion Market Research — and popular brands sell for 35 cents to $1 a dose, with a shelf life of several months.

TAGS: Culture, Biology, Immune system, Bacteria

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