Individuals vary widely in their drug responses, which can be dangerous and expensive due to treatment delays and adverse effects. Growing evidence implicates the gut microbiome in this variability, however the molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. We measured the ability of 76 diverse hum...
Global population aging with increased longevity has incurred a higher prevalence of sarcopenia. Sarcopenia is characterized by age-related muscle/strength loss and is becoming a highly important public health issue. The development of sarcopenia increases the risk of various adverse health outco...
Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health challenge. Host-directed therapies (HDTs) aim to limit tissue damage, shorten treatment, and improve outcomes by modulating immune responses. We evaluated the safety and potential efficacy of adjunctive ibuprofen an inexpens...
Chagas’ disease, caused by infection with the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is a potentially fatal condition for which new treatments are urgently needed. Due to the lack of validated drug targets, phenotypic screening followed by target deconvolution is the dominant approach in Chagas’ d...
Microorganisms can adopt a quiescent physiological condition which acts as a survival strategy under unfavourable conditions. Quiescent cells are characterized by slow or non-proliferation and deep down-regulation of processes related to biosynthesis. Although quiescence has been described mostly...