TWiM explains studies that show that the oral bacterial and fungal microbiome are risk factors for pancreatic cancer, and the gut microbiome and pyruvate metabolism of older adults are a link between sleep quality and frailty. Hosts: <a href="https://twitter.com/profvrr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a href= "http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/immunology/Faculty/schmidt.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Schmidt</a>, and <a href="https://experts.umich.edu/2682-michele-swanson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michele Swanson</a>. Subscribe to TWiM (free) on <a href= "http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-microbiology/id422332846&ls=1https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-microbiology/id422332846?mt=2&ls=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a title= "TWiM on Google Podcasts" href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/6IFqZ6DJQ9lo4HcAOI4CeI" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Spotify</a>, <a title= "TWiM on Android" href= "http://subscribeonandroid.com/twimshow.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Android</a>, <a title= "Subscribe to TWiM" href= "http://twimshow.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">RSS</a>, or by <a title= "Subscribe to TWiM via email" href="http://eepurl.com/Hu-U9" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email.</a> Become a <a href="http://www.microbe.tv/contribute" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">patron</a> of TWiM. Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by <a href= "http://ronaldjenkees.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ronald Jenkees</a> and used with permission. Links for this episode <ul> <li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40965868/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Oral microbiome and pancreatic cancer</a> risk (JAMA Oncol)</li> <li>2025 <a href= "https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/research/cancer-facts-and-statistics/annual-cancer-facts-and-figures/2025/2025-cancer-facts-and-figures-acs.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cancer Facts & Figures</a> (ACS)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-and-infection-microbiology/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.766944/full" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Periodontal Disease:</a> The Good, The Bad, and The Unknown (Front Cell Infect Micro)</li> <li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39597602/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Socransky’s disease complexes</a> (Microorg)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247%2825%2901068-X?rss=yes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Microbiome, pyruvate metabolism, sleep quality</a>, and frailty (Cell Rep)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.sleep.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/assets/Instrument%20Materials/PSQI_AU1.4_eng-USori.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index</a> (pdf)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.sleep.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/assets/Instrument%20Materials/Exhibit%20A-PSQI%20scoring.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to score the sleep quality index</a> (pdf)</li> <li><a href="https://asm.org/twimpoll" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Take the TWiM Listener surve</a><a href= "https://asm.org/twimpoll" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">y!</a></li> </ul> Send your microbiology questions and comments (email or recorded audio) to <a href= "mailto:twim@microbe.tv">twim@microbe.tv</a>

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