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MicroBites @_MicroBites

5 days ago

📣 New MicroBites! Breaking the Grass Ceiling: CBD Improves Female Depression 👩 A new study shows CBD treatment helped decrease symptoms of depression in mice consuming a high fat diet. 🐭 🦠 micro-bites.org/2025/08/25/bre…

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📣 New MicroBites! Trust Your Gut, It’s Working Out 💪 Newly-discovered links between exercise, the microbiome, and immunotherapy paint a compelling picture in the fight against cancer. 🦠 micro-bites.org/2025/08/18/tru…

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2 weeks ago

📣 New MicroBites! From Therapy to Threat: Antibiotics and the Resistome 🦠 Antibiotic-induced dysbiosis disrupts gut microbial harmony, fuel resistance gene spread, and triggers inflammation💊 micro-bites.org/2025/08/15/fro…

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2 weeks ago

📣 New MicroBites! Plastic to Paracetamol: Manufactured by E. coli 💊 E. coli bacteria help convert plastic waste into paracetamol, thus addressing the concerns of environmental pollution and extensive fossil fuel… 🦠 micro-bites.org/2025/08/08/pla…

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @LSHTM

2 weeks ago

Today is #WorldMosquitoDay2025🦟 Watch our film on the impact of hidden #malaria in India 🇮🇳 & why it continues to pose a serious threat to #PublicHealth. Our experts stress the importance of ongoing research driving malaria control & elimination.@LSHTM_malaria 👇📽️

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3 weeks ago

📣 New MicroBites! Phage discovery gets its groove back with Phage DisCo 🔮 Phage discovery can be long and drawn out, but scientists are ready to get down with this groovy new method… 👇 micro-bites.org

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3 weeks ago

📣 New MicroBites! High-Dose Probiotics Improve Mood in Stress Model 🐭 Combined treatment with Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium improved stress-related depression and anxiety in mice. 🦠 micro-bites.org/2025/07/25/hig…

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4 weeks ago

📣 New MicroBites! How scientists spy on bacteriophages inside your belly 🕵️ Scientists made glowing phages to track their spread inside the guts, revealing their effects on bacterial communities. 🦠 micro-bites.org/2025/07/21/how…

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4 weeks ago

👶 Newborns enter the world with immature immune systems—but they’re not defenseless. Mothers pass down protective antibodies during pregnancy and through breast milk. 🦠 #WorldBreastfeedingWeek micro-bites.org/2022/10/17/mat…

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a month ago

Did you know? More than 50% of a baby’s gut microbes are seeded by the mother at birth and during breastfeeding. These early microbial allies shape immunity and metabolism for years to come.🦠 #WorldBreastfeedingWeek micro-bites.org/2023/04/10/tra…

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a month ago

👶🏽 Today starts #WorldBreastfeedingWeek. Breastfeeding isn’t just about nourishment— it boosts immunity, brain development, and even seeds the infant's microbiome—setting the stage for lifelong health. micro-bites.org/2023/04/10/tra…

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a month ago

¿Cómo las bacterias bioluminiscentes del suelo regulan a los organismos de la comunidad? micro-bites.org/2025/06/27/com… via @_MicroBites

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📣 New MicroBites! Soil Bacteria: Protozoan Prey or Potential Pathogen?🤔 The virulence of environmental microbial populations might hinge on who doesn’t become the protozoans’ lunch. 🦠 micro-bites.org/2025/07/16/soi…

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2 months ago

📣 New MicroBites! The New Biome in Town 🦠 You’ve heard of the gut microbiome and the skin microbiome. Now introducing the kidney microbiome! 👇 micro-bites.org/2025/07/07/the…

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2 months ago

📣 New MicroBites! Codon Trash? Dengue Calls It Treasure! 🦟 The Secret Code of Dengue: Using Non-Optimal Codons to Win the Game? 👇 micro-bites.org/2025/06/30/cod…

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2 months ago

📣 New MicroBites! The infectious viral loops ➰ HIV-1 virus infects human immune cells by producing 15 different circular RNAs. 🦠 micro-bites.org/2025/06/25/the…

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2 months ago

📣 New MicroBites! Roping in Resistant Microbial Outlaws 🤠 Howdy! Allow me to introduce you to the new sheriff in town: lariocidin, a potent antimicrobial lasso peptide. 🦠 micro-bites.org/2025/06/23/rop…

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2 months ago

📣 New MicroBites! The dark side of plastic-degrading bacteria in healthcare ⚕️ While the ability to degrade plastics might seem beneficial, it poses a threat to the integrity of medical devices and… 🦠 micro-bites.org/2025/06/18/the…

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2 months ago

📣 New MicroBites! Beyond oxygen: an electric way to thrive ⚡ Researchers found E. coli can perform extracellular anaerobic respiration, growing without carbon energy sources. 🦠 micro-bites.org/2025/06/11/bey…

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2 months ago

Yesterday our co-founder Anaïs discussed with doctoral students their Publithon as part of ComSciCon France 2025 conference 🥳 The students will be publishing their article on our platform in the next few months. Thanks to the team for inviting MicroBites!