Medical Xpress: Norwich BioScience Institutes in the news http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Norwich BioScience Institutes Researchers use atomic force microscopy to decode secrets of our gut A new technique based on atomic force microscopy was developed at the Institute of Food Research to help 'read' information encoded in the gut lining. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-atomic-microscopy-decode-secrets-gut.html Medical research Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:54:41 EST news284986430 Medicinal toothbrush tree yields antibiotic to treat TB in new way A compound from the South African toothbrush tree inactivates a drug target for tuberculosis in a previously unseen way. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-medicinal-toothbrush-tree-yields-antibiotic.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:09:24 EST news277376947 New evidence for epigenetic effects of diet on healthy aging New research in human volunteers has shown that molecular changes to our genes, known as epigenetic marks, are driven mainly by ageing but are also affected by what we eat. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-evidence-epigenetic-effects-diet-healthy.html Genetics Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:46:32 EST news274013181 E. coli adapts to colonize plants New research from the Institute of Food Research has given new clues as to how some E. coli strains, normally at home in mammalian gastrointestinal tracts, have adopted slightly different transmission strategies, with some being better adapted to live on plants than others. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-coli-colonize.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:31:59 EST news270837106 Why is it so difficult to trace the origins of food poisoning outbreaks? As illustrated by the 2011 E. coli outbreak in Germany in 2011, any delay in identifying the source of food poisoning outbreaks can cost lives and cause considerable political and economical damage. An international multidisciplinary team of scientists have shown that difficulties in finding the sources of contamination behind food poisoning cases are inevitable due to the increasing complexity of a global food traffic network where food products are constantly crossing country borders, generating a worldwide network. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-difficult-food-poisoning-outbreaks.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:21:14 EST news257764861