The deadly fungus, Aspergillus flavus, once denoted as the ‘Pharaoh’s curse fungus’, has now been found to cure leukaemia.
Cancer
Newly-discovered links between exercise, the microbiome, and immunotherapy paint a compelling picture in the fight against cancer.
Certain microbes affect immune cell control in cancer. This study identifies crucial microbes through fecal microbiota transplantations.
Proteobacteria consume arginine which enable regulatory T cells to suppress other immune cells from attacking growing tumor cells in the omentum.
Bacteria living in tumours can have an effect on cancer treatments.
Halloysite nanotubes play a double role as an antibacterial compound and an anticancer drug carrier.
In depth genomic analysis pinpoints a specific group of bacteria within a subspecies that may play a large role in worsening colon cancer outcomes.
What can we learn by measuring changes in the microbiome of oral squamous cell carcinoma patients?
Extremophile fungi evolve novel biochemical pathways to survive, and some could produce cancer-fighting compounds.
How a single mutation in Helicobacter pylori can promote gastric cancer
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