- How a gut bacterium uses diet to turn against usby Andrew Chapple on June 4, 2025 at 09:05
Researchers from the Quadram Institute have found how a common gut microbe, Bilophila wadsworthia, adapts to high-fat diets which may contribute to gut and liver disease. The post How a gut bacterium uses diet to turn against us appeared […]
- Future food research at Quadram funded by ARIAby Andrew Stronach on June 2, 2025 at 14:21
Quadram Institute scientists are working on the first phase of a major new Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) programme to help develop the plants and food of the future. Professor Martin Warren, chief scientific officer at the […]
- Parkinson’s microbiome study reveals alterations linked to environmental chemicalsby Andrew Chapple on May 29, 2025 at 11:05
Researchers analysing the gut microbiomes of Parkinson’s patients have uncovered alterations in its composition and functional capacity that associate with the disease, including pathways involved in the biochemical transformation of […]
- Quadram part of new network unlocking gut-immunology-brain linksby Andrew Chapple on May 23, 2025 at 09:20
Dr Aimee Parker from the Quadram Institute is part of the UK Gut-Immunology-Brain Axis Network+, groundbreaking UK research network to uncover how gut health influences the brain, immune system and mental well-being The post Quadram part […]
- Quadram Institute honoured to announce The Princess Royal as Patronby Ruby O'Grady on May 22, 2025 at 09:37
The announcement of The Princess Royal’s patronage of the Quadram Institute follows a recent visit to the institute to meet scientists, PhD students, patients, clinical trial volunteers and NHS staff in December 2024. The Quadram […]
- World-class Quadram Institute science features in Parliamentby Ruby O'Grady on April 29, 2025 at 13:30
Norwich North MP Alice Macdonald tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) welcoming the charity Invest in ME Research’s funding of the Ian Gibson Fellowship for postdoctoral research into myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), held by Dr Katharine […]
- New Fellowship explores harnessing gut microbes for healthy ageingby Andrew Chapple on April 17, 2025 at 08:29
Dr Aimee Parker from the Quadram Institute has been awarded a BBSRC Fellowship to explore how to reverse age-related decline through modifying the gut microbiota The post New Fellowship explores harnessing gut microbes for healthy ageing […]
- New survey finds lower levels of micronutrients in UK milkby Andrew Chapple on April 7, 2025 at 12:25
A new survey of cows’ milk on sale in UK supermarkets has found that it contains lower levels of vitamin B12, riboflavin and iodine now compared to 1996 The post New survey finds lower levels of micronutrients in UK milk appeared first […]
- How Norfolk helped answer question of COVID-19 persistenceby Andrew Chapple on April 3, 2025 at 10:00
A new study carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic has shown how long the virus persists in the saliva and faeces of infected people The post How Norfolk helped answer question of COVID-19 persistence appeared first on Quadram Institute.
- Clinical innovation fund backs seven new research projects to benefit Norfolk patientsby Andrew Chapple on March 28, 2025 at 10:55
The Quadram Institute Clinical Seedcorn Fund was first established in 2021/2022 to help clinicians develop research ideas with scientists at the Quadram Institute. The fund supports secondments of NHS staff to Quadram Institute […]