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.

Gut microbes can convert type A blood to a universally accepted type

Two enzymes produced by gut microbiota can convert the blood type A into 0. The findings may improve the capacity of blood banks.

Gut bacteria metabolize Parkinson’s disease medication

Specific gut bacteria break down levodopa, which is used to treat Parkinson’s. This could lead to the development of new levodopa therapies.

Study shows how irritable bowel diseases disrupt the gut microbiota

IBD: a study, published in Nature, for the first time analyzed the chemical and molecular events that disrupt the gut microbiota during flare-ups.

Gut bacteria linked to autism symptoms in mice

A study published in Cell provides further support to the idea that the microbes found in the gut of people with autism could have a role in their symptoms.

Gut bacteria could change how people respond to drugs

The gut microbiota could determine how we respond to drugs. The findings, published in Nature, could lead to ways of making medications work better.

Regulating the gut microbiota could improve anxiety symptoms

Modulating the gut microbiota may help to ease anxiety, according to a study published in General Psychiatry.

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.

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