Microbiome Coalition

Advancing appropriate regulation, needed investment, and infrastructure in the microbiome space.

[NCIMB Ltd @ncimb]

Microbiomes are so important for the health of humans, and the whole planet, #WorldMicrobiomeDay 2019 is definitely a day worth supporting.

[Boushra Dalile, PhD @BDalile]

My review article just went online! #microbiota #gut #brain #shortchainfattyacids

[Amy Proal, PhD @microbeminded2]

Wow! 👉 This team found that 84% of patients w/ acute ischemic #stroke had bacterial DNA in their blood clots removed from the #brain ☝️oral #pathogen viridans streptococci (already connected to #endocarditis) was the most common organism identified in the #blood clots

[Microbiome Coalition @TMBCoalition]

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[Microbiome Coalition @TMBCoalition]

Essential release from the International #Cancer #Microbiome Consortium! Despite supporting evidence from animal & human studies, there is currently NO direct evidence that human commensal microbiome is a key determinant in the aetiopathogenesis of cancer. https://t.co/MHmrxiD7dd

[Microbiome Coalition @TMBCoalition]

But also an opportunity here: The panel cited the lack of large longitudinal, cohort studies as a principal deciding factor and agreed that this should be a future research priority. These data are needed to confirm the role of the human #microbiome as a key driver.

[McHeyzer-Williams @mmw_lmw]

#GutMicroBiota | Changes in host–microbiota interactions over evolutionary time | Erica & Justin Sonnenburg @StanfordMed @NatureRevMicro https://t.co/ga8GcN6K1l

[Amy Proal, PhD @microbeminded2]

This is an extremely informative article on the healthy human blood #microbiome 👉 “although a contentious concept, evidence for the existence of a healthy human #blood-microbiome is steadily accumulating.” https://t.co/jwFnZMHDal

[Kristina Campbell, microbiome science writer @bykriscampbell]

Nope, it wasn't the first trial of fecal microbiota transplantation for obesity. Max Nieuwdorp & colleagues published one in 2017.

Nope, the results weren't mixed. FMT simply didn't work.

(Pro tip: don't believe everything you read in a press release)

https://t.co/VPALYABY8q

[Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer @lydiapflanzer]

After hearing about the FBI raid on uBiome, I did some FOIA-ing.

The FTC had logged more than two dozen complaints from customers over the past few years, most of which had to do with billing: https://t.co/93hNU5aYQm

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Health startup uBiome said it would suspend two lab tests, a new sign of trouble at the company. The FBI searched uBiome's offices last month. https://t.co/LAbJleqpNH

[Microbiome Coalition @TMBCoalition]

In late April, @FBI raided the company's offices in San Francisco as part of an investigation into @uBiome's billing practices. Following the raid, uBiome's cofounders and co-CEOs Jessica Richman and Zac Apte were placed on administrative leave.
https://t.co/yD0apPOmjB

[Elisabeth Bik @MicrobiomDigest]

Upcoming event:
@SFWomenInBio Women in Bio - San Francisco: "New Innovations and Applications for Microbiomes"
May 21, at @NektarNews in San Francisco.
https://t.co/CVLR4iLMJS

[Todd McKenzie @ToddEBear]

Epstein-Barr virus protein can “switch on” risk genes for autoimmune diseases https://t.co/7PYtpVhuCZ

[Dr. Kim E. Barrett @DrKimEBarrett]

Fructose and metabolic health: governed by hepatic glycogen status? - Hengist - - The Journal of Physiology - Wiley Online Library Important new review in @JPhysiol https://t.co/EkTRAB0zsI

[Kristina Campbell, microbiome science writer @bykriscampbell]

This case series starts to connect dots between diet & C. difficile infection through the microbiome: it describes 3 pediatric patients who reduced C. diff colonization or stopped recurrent infections by modifying diet (using SCD or a variation thereof).
https://t.co/P5WrSofxYz

[Microbiome Coalition @TMBCoalition]

Industry analysts forecast the global human #microbiome #therapeutics market to grow at a CAGR of 14.19% during the period 2018-2023. And indeed, rising demand in developing countries is a significant factor in stimulating market demand.
https://t.co/Tp9n13DuCb

[Jack A Gilbert (he/him/his) @gilbertjacka]

Preterm Infant Growth and Microbiome Stability https://t.co/KqXYESofBe via @YouTube with @yee_alyson

[Microbiome Coalition @TMBCoalition]

With long-term health concerns associated with Proton Pump Inhibitors (#PPIs), the current standard for #GERD treatment, there is indeed a large opportunity here. Specifically, GERD affects >30% of US adults and has a $14B market opportunity.
https://t.co/A16CtflXGR