- Quadram Institute scientists support Big C Nourish & Nurture Programmeby Andrew Stronach on June 23, 2022 at 08:47
Food scientists at the Quadram Institute are supporting Big C’s new 12-week patient-centred nutrition and wellness intervention programme for individuals living with cancer. The Quadram Institute on Norwich Research Park is home to […]
- Major investment for faecal microbiota transplant facility in Norwichby Andrew Stronach on June 20, 2022 at 13:08
A pioneering faecal microbiota treatment implemented locally by scientists and NHS doctors at the Quadram Institute for people with recurrent infections of a superbug will benefit from a £500,000 investment in new facilities. Faecal […]
- Physiology graduates contribute £22.6 billion to the UK economy every yearby Andrew Chapple on June 7, 2022 at 15:00
A new report launching in Parliament today and featuring a case study from Dr Priscilla Day-Walsh from the Quadram Institute shows that physiology graduates contribute £22.6 billion to the UK economy ever year. This is equal to supporting […]
- Quadram Institute hosts new Food Safety Network tackling £9 billion food safety challengeby Andrew Stronach on June 7, 2022 at 08:56
Food poisoning is a major health challenge costing the UK up to £9 billion each year. To help tackle the problem, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have invested £1.6m into […]
- Genomic surveillance spotlights Salmonella in Brazilian poultryby Andrew Chapple on June 2, 2022 at 18:00
Researchers have used genome surveillance for Salmonella on Brazilian chicken to better understand the impact on global public health of intensive poultry farming. Scientists from the Quadram Institute, University of East Anglia, UK […]
- Gene editing for more nutritious cropsby Andrew Chapple on May 25, 2022 at 11:01
Researchers from the Quadram Institute have today welcomed the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill announced by the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The legislation will support the efforts of scientists to […]
- How do microbes living in our gut modulate brain and behaviour?by Andrew Chapple on May 24, 2022 at 10:14
Researchers from the Quadram Institute working with colleagues from the University of East Anglia have uncovered from studies in mice the role of a key member of the gut microbiota influences communication between the gut and the brain. […]
- How cranberries could improve memory and ward off dementiaby Andrew Chapple on May 19, 2022 at 08:30
A new study highlights the neuroprotective potential of cranberries for health. The research team from the University of East Anglia, working with scientists at the Quadram Institute, studied the benefits of consuming the equivalent of a […]
- Quadram scientists win policy impact award for global work on pandemicby Andrew Stronach on May 11, 2022 at 14:48
Work led by Professor Rob Kingsley at the Quadram Institute to help countries in the developing world to track and hunt new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has won the UEA innovation and impact award for outstanding impact in policy and […]
- Faecal transplants reverse hallmarks of ageingby Andrew Chapple on May 4, 2022 at 08:30
In the search for eternal youth, poo transplants may seem like an unlikely way to reverse the ageing process. However, scientists at the Quadram Institute and University of East Anglia have provided evidence, from research in mice, that […]