http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University and Yale University have discovered that a specialized receptor, normally found in the nose, is also in blood vessels throughout the body, sensing small molecules created by microbes that line mammalian intestines, and responding to these molecules by increasing blood pressure. The finding suggests that gut bacteria are an integral part of the body's complex system for maintaining a stable blood pressure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-blood-vessels-gut-microbes-pressure.html Medical research Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:35:43 EST news281100934 Microbes present in the gut can affect the severity of kidney disease brought on by melamine poisoning, according to an international study led by Professor Wei Jia at the University of North Carolina in collaboration with the research group of Professor Jeremy Nicholson at Imperial College London. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-gut-microbes-severity-melamine-induced-kidney.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:30:03 EST news280063489 A study of young twins in Malawi, in sub-Saharan Africa, finds that bacteria living in the intestine are an underlying cause of a form of severe acute childhood malnutrition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-gut-microbes-root-severe-malnutrition.html Medical research Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:46:27 EST news278790376 Early life exposure to normal bacteria of the GI tract (gut microbes) protects against autoimmune disease in mice, according to research published on-line in the January 17 edition of Science. The study may also have uncovered reasons why females are at greater risk of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus compared to males. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-gi-tract-bacteria-autoimmune-disease.html Immunology Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:00:20 EST news277652965 The composition of microbes in the gut changes dramatically during pregnancy, according to a study published by Cell Press in the August 3rd issue of the journal Cell. Although these changes are associated with metabolic disease under most circumstances, they could be beneficial in pregnant women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-unhealthy-gut-microbes-benefit-pregnant.html Medical research Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:05:16 EST news263127910 (Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at the University of Reading are looking at ways of tackling heart disease and diabetes - through our guts. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-friendly-gut-bacteria-heart-disease.html Medical research Tue, 17 Jul 2012 06:21:34 EST news261724880 Could persistent pollutants like DDT and PCBs or chemicals found in plastics be making you fat or diabetic? The answer may depend on what sort of bacteria you have churning around in your gut, according to Cornell scientists. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-toxins-fat-gut-bugs.html Health Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:45:27 EST news239525117 (PhysOrg.com) -- Globally, industrialized countries face an epidemic of obesity while poor nations continue to grapple with pervasive malnutrition, particularly among children. Increasing evidence suggests that both conditions may be linked, in part, to the collection of microbes that live in the intestine and help break down food our bodies otherwise couldn’t digest. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-link-diet-ingredients-gut-microbes.html Medical research Thu, 19 May 2011 15:21:08 EST news225037243