Giorgia Guglielmi

Giorgia Guglielmi is a freelance science writer based in Basel, Switzerland. Specializing in life sciences, medicine, and the relationship between science and society, she has published numerous articles in outlets including Nature, Science, and Scientific American. She holds a PhD in biology from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory and a Master’s in Science Writing from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has received recognition for her work, including the John Kendrew Award in 2020 and an ERC-funded FRONTIERS Media Fellowship in 2025. She has also led lectures and workshops on science communication at institutions such as Harvard University and the University of Zurich.

Antibiotics improve Alzheimer’s disease symptoms in male mice

According to a new study published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine, antibiotic treatment reduces Alzheimer’s disease symptoms.

Maternal obesity could affect placental and fetal gut development

Obesity could affect pregnancy, researchers say. A new study may shed light on the link between maternal obesity and metabolic conditions in the progeny.

Molecule that protects skin from infections needs vitamin A to work

According to a study published in Cell Host & Microbe, a skin protein that protects skin from infections needs vitamin A to work.

Gut microbes could shape the course of multiple sclerosis

According to a recent study, the gut microbiota could determine remittance or pro-inflammatory conditions in multiple sclerosis.

Imbalance of Staphylococcus bacteria could be responsible for skin damage and inflammation

Scientists have traced how the interplay of different species of Staphylococcus bacteria on the skin could influence the severity of skin eczema.

A better mouse model for inflammatory bowel disease

Researchers at the University of Michigan developed a mouse model that recapitulates many hallmarks of gut inflammation seen in people with Crohn’s disease.

How a beneficial gut microbe became a deadly pathogen

Researchers have figured out how specific strains of Enterococcus faecalis became a deadly pathogen, causing a series of deadly infections in the mid 1980s.

Common bacteria could influence wound healing

Researchers have found that several strains of bacteria, including the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus, can influence the healing of diabetic foot ulcers.

The gut microbiota could be linked with early life neurodevelopment

Intestinal microbiota might be linked to neurodevelopment in early childhood, a new study published in JAMA Network Open finds.

Family and close friends share mouth and gut bacteria

Social contacts shape the composition of the human microbiota. That’s according to a study by Ilana Brito of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, et al.

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