- AMAST Network launches to battle AMR in the agrifood systemby Andrew Chapple on July 23, 2024 at 11:01
AMAST – the AMR in Agrifood Systems Transdisciplinary Network is to understand and tackle how antimicrobial resistance impacts UK food production from farm to fork. The post AMAST Network launches to battle AMR in the agrifood system […]
- SKAN Research Trust and Quadram to Develop Novel Microbial Therapiesby Andrew Chapple on June 13, 2024 at 14:11
SKAN Research Trust, promoted by Indian entrepreneur Mr. Ashok Soota, and UK-based Quadram Institute Bioscience today announced that they will apply the cutting-edge TraDIS-Xpress platform to study the action of traditional medical […]
- Why we need a 21st Century approach to ensuring food safetyby Andrew Chapple on June 4, 2024 at 06:30
Foodborne illness affected 1 in 10 people globally in 2010, causing over 400,000 deaths. Bacteria have a substantial contribution to this burden. We’ve known for decades what some of the most dangerous bacterial species are and the […]
- Quadram Institute scientists help inform parliamentary select committee on hidden hunger and ultraprocessed foodsby Andrew Stronach on May 30, 2024 at 08:55
The House of Lords select committee issued a call for evidence on food diet and obesity earlier this year. The committee is considering the role of foods, such as ‘ultra-processed foods’ (UPFs) and foods high in fat, sugar and salt […]
- New research to investigate role of gut bacteria in breast cancerby Andrew Chapple on May 29, 2024 at 08:32
Dr Stephen Robinson and his team will investigate the function of gut bacteria in breast cancer, and how we could use it to fight against the disease, thanks to new funding from Breast Cancer Now. Bacteria living in our gut can affect our […]
- Nutritional quality of plant-based products surveyedby Andrew Chapple on May 14, 2024 at 13:00
Researchers from the Quadram Institute have carried out a comprehensive survey of the nutritional quality of plant-based products on sale in the UK. Dr Maria Traka and her team in the Food & Nutrition National Bioscience Research […]
- Hospital charity boost for Quadram clinical research fundby Andrew Stronach on May 13, 2024 at 15:30
An innovation fund successfully pump priming clinical research projects between Quadram Institute scientists and doctors at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) is being expanded thanks to extra funding from the Norfolk & […]
- New study to shine a light on MEby Andrew Chapple on May 12, 2024 at 09:50
Researchers are testing the feasibility of red light therapy for patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) The post New study to shine a light on ME appeared first on Quadram Institute.
- Zero Hidden Hunger EU project to tackle micronutrient deficiencyby Andrew Chapple on May 1, 2024 at 09:00
Zero Hidden Hunger EU, a new, multi-partner European consortium led by University College Cork, has received nearly €10 million in funding for groundbreaking research into tackling micronutrient deficiency over the next four years. The […]
- Norwich hospital consultant helps update UK guidelines for medical use of Faecal Microbiota Transplantby Andrew Stronach on April 30, 2024 at 10:00
A Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital consultant microbiologist and senior research fellow at the Quadram Institute has played a key role in the development of updated national clinical guidelines for the use of faecal microbiota […]