Catherine Purse

Apr 29, 2024 | microbiologyresearch.org | Steve James |Aimee Axelrod Parker |Catherine Purse |Dave Baker

The cynomolgus macaque Macaca fascicularis is a non-human primate (NHP) widely used in biomedical research as it shares behavioural genetic immunological and physiological similarities with humans. These similarities may extend to the enteric microbiome with some microbial taxa common to both humans and NHPs. However to date the majority of these microbial surveys have focused on the prokaryome and have largely ignored or overlooked the NHP gut mycobiome.

Jun 25, 2023 | medicalxpress.com | Catherine Purse

What if the microbes in your gut could act as an early warning system, alerting you that you could be developing Alzheimer's disease? This might sound improbable, but recent research has found certain microbes are more common in those with very early signs of the disease, pointing to a potential new method of diagnosis for a disease that affects millions worldwide. The gut microbiome is the collection of microbes, which include bacteria, viruses and fungi, in the gut.

Jun 20, 2023 | tolerance.ca | Catherine Purse

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Jun 20, 2023 | theconversation.com | Catherine Purse

What if the microbes in your gut could act as an early warning system, alerting you that you could be developing Alzheimer’s disease? This might sound improbable, but recent research has found certain microbes are more common in those with very early signs of the disease, pointing to a potential new method of diagnosis for a disease that affects millions worldwide. The gut microbiome is the collection of microbes, which include bacteria, viruses and fungi, in the gut.

Jan 25, 2023 | tolerance.ca | Catherine Purse

By Catherine Purse, PhD Candidate, Quadram Institute Researchers may have found an unlikely contributor to the development of Alzheimer’s disease: the bacteria in your gut. Their study, published in the journal Science, suggested that certain gut bacteria increase the brain damage seen in mice with an Alzheimer’s-like disease. In Alzheimer’s disease – the most common form of dementia – proteins build up abnormally in the brain.