5th Annual Translational Microbiome Conference 2019: Type 1 Diabetes: Primary Prevention Therapeutic Programs and First Pre-Autoantibody Biomarker Based on Association Between Autoimmunity and Dynamics of Amyloid-Producing E.coli

March 13, 2019Newsroom News from the HMI

Type 1 Diabetes: Primary Prevention Therapeutic Programs and First Pre-Autoantibody Biomarker Based on Association Between Autoimmunity and Dynamics of Amyloid-Producing E.coli

Human Microbiology Institute research the first propose the concept of novel cause of Type 1 Diabetes development. In this study we discovered the effect of certain gut bacteria and bacteriophages on triggering autoimmunity and seroconversion in HLA-susceptible children.

Research Will Be Presented at 5^th Annual Translational Microbiome Conference (https://www.microbiomeconference.com/ )

Interview: Bacteriophages and the Microbiome

October 2, 2018Newsroom News from the HMI

An interview with Dr. George Tetz, MD, Ph.D., discussing the discovery of the role of bacteriophages in nneurodegeneration is available online here

Discovering Prion-like Proteins in Eukaryotic Viruses

September 8, 2018Newsroom News from the HMI

An interview with Dr. George Tetz, MD, Ph.D., discussing the discovery of prion-like domains in eukaryotic viruses, and the implications of this study on gene therapies and common neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s Disease.The full text interview is available online here

Neuroscience 2018: HMI’s Abstract Has Been Selected as a Hot Topic

August 3, 2018Newsroom News from the HMI

Our presentation “Parkinson’s disease and bacteriophages as its overlooked contributors” has been selected as a Neuroscience 2018 Hot Topic, which SfN distributes to the media. Limited copies of the Hot Topics book are printed exclusively for the media.

Parkinson’s Disease Pathogenesis may have a Bacterial Virus Component According to Research Conducted by Human Microbiology Institute

July 22, 2018Newsroom News from the HMI

NEW YORK, July 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Human Microbiology Institute (HMI), a not-for-profit scientific research organization, and Tetz Laboratories today announced the publication of a study in Scientific Reports that for the first time may implicate bacterial viruses (bacteriophages) in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD). The article, entitled “Parkinson’s disease and bacteriophages as its overlooked contributors” is available online here: www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-29173-4.

HMI Discovers Previously Unknown Prion-Like Viral Proteins, Opening New Targets for Antiviral Drugs

July 14, 2018Newsroom News from the HMI

HMI Discovers Previously Unknown Prion-Like Viral Proteins, Opening New Targets for Antiviral Drugs

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / July 10, 2018 / Researchers at the Human Microbiology Institute(HMI) and Tetz Laboratories have discovered thousands of prion-like domains in human viruses, prompting research that opens new ways of viral pathogenicity, suggests new targets for development of new antiviral drugs and links viruses to diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Bacteriophages: Are they an overlooked driver of Parkinson’s disease?

June 13, 2018Newsroom News from the HMI

Bacteriophages: Are they an overlooked driver of Parkinson’s disease?

June 10, 2018 – Atlanta, GA – In the first study of its kind, researchers from the New York-based Human Microbiology Institute have discovered the role certain bacteriophages may play in the onset of Parkinson’s disease (PD). The research is presented at ASM Microbe, the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, held from June 7th to June 11th in Atlanta, Georgia.

ASM Microbe 2018: Bacteriophages: Are They an Overlooked Driver of Parkinson’s Disease?

June 9, 2018Newsroom News from the HMI

Bacteriophages: Are They an Overlooked Driver of Parkinson’s Disease?

Human Microbiology Institute research the first propose the concept of bacteriophages as human pathogens. In this study we discovered the effect of certain bacteriophages on the microbiota of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) that might contribute to the onset of this pathology

Research Will Be Presented at American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Microbe 2018

HMI’ bacteriophage research is in the Top 100 Scientific Reports Microbiology papers in 2017

April 19, 2018Newsroom News from the HMI

HMI’ bacteriophage research is in the Top 100 Scientific Reports Microbiology papers in 2017

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / April 18, 2018 / ‘Bacteriophages as potential new mammalian pathogens’ has been selected as one of the top 100 read microbiology papers for Scientific Reports in 2017*, New York based Human Microbiology Institute (HMI) announced today.

Interview: Is Alzheimer’s caused by bacteriophages?

November 25, 2017Newsroom News from the HMI

Interview: Is Alzheimer’s caused by bacteriophages? SPECIAL

BY TIM SANDLE NOV 9, 2017 IN SCIENCE

New York – Scientists have reported on a breakthrough that may change conventional understanding of causes for many diseases like Alzheimer’s. This relates to viruses called bacteriophages. To find out more we spoke with Dr. George Tetz.Dr. George Tetz has led a research team that has recently presented important datathat could change the conventional medical understanding of causes for many diseases, like Alzheimer’s disease, together with other neurodegenerative diseases. This is that neurodegenerative diseases can be caused by bacteriophages. These are viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria. In the context of the new research, this is with the gut microbiota of humans and other mammals. Dr. Tetz is involved with the Human Microbiology Institute, which is based in New York. To find out more, Digital Journal spoke with the researcher about the last findings and their implication

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