/newsroom/taxonomy/term/11101/all en /newsroom/channels/news/feeling-confinement-gut-330596 <p>Crew members who took part in the Mars500 experiment showed significant changes in their gut microbiota from their 520 days in confinement, according to a new study by scientists at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University and the Université de Montreal (UdeM).</p> Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:20:43 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 261078 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/new-video-game-enlists-players-help-advance-scientific-research-321495 <p>ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ researchers are turning to video games to harness the power of citizen scientists in order to map the gut microbiome.</p> Tue, 07 Apr 2020 16:39:55 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 207066 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/bacteriophages-may-play-role-childhood-stunting-and-be-able-help-treat-it-320373 <p>New research spearheaded by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University has discovered that bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) found in the intestinal tracts of children may play a role in childhood stunting, a significant impediment to growth that affects 22% of children under the age of five around the world.</p> Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:25:03 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 198445 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/anti-tb-drugs-can-increase-risk-tb-re-infection-295658 <p>Current treatments for tuberculosis (TB) are very effective in controlling TB infection caused by <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb).</i> They don’t, however, always prevent reinfection. Why this happens is one of the long-standing questions in TB research.</p> Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:56:54 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 153422 at /newsroom