The International Society of Microbiota (ISM) has joined the Global Grants for Gut Health (GGGH) programme as a supporting partner, expanding opportunities for Japanese early-career microbiome researchers through a new Best Abstract Prize and increased awareness of international funding opportunities. GGGH is an initiative of the Nature Awards, run by Springer Nature and Yakult, that recognises and supports early-career researchers advancing gut microbiome science.

A lab-grown micro bladder may explain why urinary tract infections (UTIs) return so frequently, according to a study led by researchers at UCL, the University of Oxford and the University of Leicester.

Parkinson’s disease is expected to cause a substantial economic burden from 2020 to 2040, amounting to 473 billion CNY in constant 2024 prices, which represents 0.017% of projected GDP in China. Utilizing a health-augmented macroeconomic model across 31 provinces, researchers found that disease-induced reductions in physical capital accumulation outweigh labor supply declines in most regions. The findings support tailored prevention and long-term care strategies.

Mr BMT, a most commonly utilized microglia replacement technique, improves microglia engraftment in the central nervous system (CNS) by combining depleting resident microglia and macrophages prior and transplanting bone marrow cells. A recent study assesses the engraftment of peripheral macrophages into recipient mouse models, the gene expression of replaced macrophages and the innate immune response in peripheral organs to establish the safety and durability of the Mr BMT technique.