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June 14, 2023
Altered gut bacteria may be early sign of Alzheimer’s disease
Gut microbes of people with pre-symptomatic Alzheimer’s differ from those of healthy people.
News Release
May 3, 2023
Bloodstream infections in preemies may originate from their gut microbiomes
Findings could guide future treatment, prevention strategies.
News Release
April 15, 2022
The next war we have to win: Drug-resistant infections
Researchers and clinicians are fighting drug-resistant infections that years of overprescribing have turned deadly.
December 7, 2021
CDC initiative to combat antimicrobial resistance, infectious diseases
School of Medicine projects focus on superbugs commonly found in hospitalized patients in India, Pakistan.
News Release
June 7, 2021
Global travelers pick up numerous genes that promote microbial resistance
Such genes have potential to spread when travelers return home.
News Release
June 2, 2020
Antibiotic-destroying genes widespread in bacteria in soil and on people
Chemical compound restores tetracycline's effectiveness by blocking bacterial resistance.
News Release, Video
April 10, 2020
Social distancing has graduate students defending theses online
Family, friends tune in from afar to support major milestone.
Medical Campus & Community
April 1, 2020
Lifestyle trumps geography in determining makeup of gut microbiome
Captive apes’ microbiomes more similar to some humans’ than to wild apes’.
News Release
September 9, 2019
Use of antibiotics in preemies has lasting, potentially harmful effects
Drug resistance, unhealthy bacteria persist in gut microbiome.
News Release
April 2, 2019
Probing the microbiome
Studies of people and their companion microbes shed light on health and disease.
Outlook Magazine
March 26, 2019
Probiotic bacteria evolve inside mice’s GI tracts
Findings suggest effectiveness, safety of probiotic therapies could change over time.
News Release, Video
February 8, 2019
Dantas honored by microbiology society
Recognized for expertise in antibiotic resistance.
National Leaders