http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The microbiology team of David Berry, Alexander Loy and Michael Wagner from the Faculty of Life Sciences, in collaboration with scientists at the Max F. Perutz Laboratories (University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna) and with the help of NanoSIMS technology, has for the first time succeeded in directly observing microorganisms feeding on the intestinal mucosa. The results of this research project appear in the current issue of the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-trail-mucus-eaters-gut.html Medical research Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:34:30 EST news281705663 Scientists are already working to develop treatments that can be tailored to an individual's genetics, but what about tailoring treatments based on the genetics of the trillions of microbes that live in a person's gut? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-gut-microbes-interact-drugs.html Medical research Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:00:01 EST news280146530 Scientists more used to studying the communities of bacteria that live in natural environments like rivers and soils are helping transform doctors' understanding of a life-threatening illness, and could ultimately shed light on many other health problems too. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-ecological-approach-cystic-fibrosis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:05:16 EST news275209386 Chinese researchers have identified a bacteria which may cause obesity, according to a new paper suggesting diets that alter the presence of microbes in humans could combat the condition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-china-link-obesity-bacteria.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 19 Dec 2012 04:21:58 EST news275113067 A common bacteria ever-present on the human skin and previously considered harmless, may, in fact, be the culprit behind chronic sinusitis, a painful, recurring swelling of the sinuses that strikes more than one in ten Americans each year, according to a study by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-links-sinusitis-microbial-diversity-approach.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:00:01 EST news266675084 Consumption of probiotics (live microorganisms, which may occur naturally in foods such as yogurt, intended to confer a health benefit when consumed) is associated with a reduced risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhea, a common adverse effect of antibiotic use, according to a review and meta-analysis of previous studies published in the May 9 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-probiotics-diarrhea-antibiotic.html Medications Tue, 08 May 2012 16:00:07 EST news255710407