Low-added sugar dietary intervention study to mitigate glucose intolerance and improve body composition in adults with cystic fibrosis: a protocol of a double-blind, randomised study.

Introduction: People with cystic fibrosis (PwCF) are at high risk for developing cystic fibrosis (CF)-related diabetes (CFRD), which worsens morbidity and mortality. Although the pathological events leading to the development of CFRD are complex and not completely understood, dietary factors may play a role. For example, habitual intake of dietary added sugar (i.

Interspecies Crosstalk via LuxI/LuxR-Type Quorum Sensing Pathways Contributes to Decreased Nematode Survival in Coinfections of and .

Quorum sensing (QS) is a prominent chemical communication mechanism used by common bacteria to regulate group behaviors at high cell density, including many processes important in pathogenesis. There is growing evidence that certain bacteria can use QS to sense not only themselves but also other species and that this crosstalk could alter collective behaviors. In the current study, we report the results of culture-based and coinfection experiments that probe interspecies interactions between the opportunistic pathogens and involving their LuxI/LuxR-type QS circuits.

Combatting melioidosis with chemical synthetic lethality.

has emerged as a nonpathogenic surrogate for , the causative agent of melioidosis, and an important Gram-negative model bacterium for studying the biosynthesis and regulation of secondary metabolism. We recently reported that subinhibitory concentrations of trimethoprim induce vast changes in both the primary and secondary metabolome of . In the current work, we show that the folate biosynthetic enzyme FolE2 is permissive under standard growth conditions but essential for in the presence of subinhibitory doses of trimethoprim.

HYBRIDMINDS-summary and outlook of the 2023 international conference on the ethics and regulation of intelligent neuroprostheses.

Neurotechnology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have developed rapidly in recent years with an increasing number of applications and AI-enabled devices that are about to enter the market. While promising to substantially improve quality of life across various severe medical conditions, there are also concerns that the convergence of these technologies, e.g.