Dietary alterations could impact the odds of Plasmodium infection and disease
Researchers have discovered that host susceptibility to Plasmodium infection and disease could be modulated by dietary alterations – particularly with a high-fat diet.
Browsing: Metabolism
Body fat accumulation: a link between circadian rhythm and gut microbiota?
New research displays how intestinal microbiota could regulate body composition; providing an insight into the molecular link between gut microbiota and the circadian clock via transcription factor NFIL3.
Mosquito-borne diseases – how can omics help characterize vectors?
In this exclusive opinion piece, the authors discuss how ‘OMICS’ can help to unravel molecular dynamics driving the complex biological process involved in disease transmission.
Could targeting bacterial metabolism reduce treatment times for tuberculosis?
Researchers have uncovered metabolic changes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which may enable the bacteria to withstand exposure to antimicrobials, suggesting that targeting these pathways could reduce treatment times.
TB or not TB? Improving the understanding and diagnosis of tuberculosis through metabolomics
This editorial discusses the role of metabolomics in identifying TB biomarkers, which have shed light on previously unknown disease mechanisms and could contribute to improved TB diagnostics.