The complex and fascinating community of ‘bugs’ that live in the vagina have just been linked to a groundbreaking new test to identify the risk of preterm birth.
People with non-alcohol-related liver cancer have a unique gut microbiome profile which could help predict disease risk, a UNSW Sydney study has found.
The Microbiome Research Centre, a comprehensive world-class facility dedicated to studying the microbiota in health and disease, has opened at UNSW's St George & Sutherland Clinical School.
Philanthropist Sir Owen Glenn has donated $3 million for research to be led by UNSW academics at the Microbiome Research Centre, based at St George Hospital.
Research of microbiota in health and disease has received a federal funding boost, with an additional $4 million committed towards the Microbiome Research Centre.
The Microbiome Research Centre is a comprehensive world-class microbiome-focused research centre solely dedicated to studying the microbiota in health and disease.
Research into our faecal matter could lead to profound changes in the way we treat and diagnose disease. For now, though, it pays to beware of the hype.
