Gastroenterology
Are 'good' germs in your gut key to a healthy brain?
What's good for your tummy may be good for your mind.
Feb 9, 2022
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Medical research
Long-lasting, low toxicity antimicrobial peptide fights 'superbug' lung infections
Through serendipity, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health considerably reduced the toxicity of a potential antibiotic against the most feared drug-resistant bacteria, while also improving ...
May 1, 2020
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Health
Plant power: Using diet to lower cancer risk
The choices you make at the grocery store have a bigger impact than just your dinner plans. Filling your plate with foods that are grown in the ground may be the best diet for cancer prevention.
Jul 12, 2022
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Medical research
How diet and medication impact gut bacteria and human health
Research published in Cell on 29th August by the groups of Filipe Cabreiro from the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences and Imperial College and Christoph Kaleta from Kiel University in Germany has demonstrated that ...
Aug 30, 2019
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Gastroenterology
Carbon beads help restore healthy gut microbiome and reduce liver disease progression, researchers find
Innovative carbon beads, invented by researchers at UCL, reduce bad bacteria and inflammation in animal models, which are linked to liver cirrhosis and other serious health issues.
Apr 14, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study sheds new light on urinary tract infections in postmenopausal women
A UT Southwestern study suggests why urinary tract infections (UTIs) have such a high recurrence rate in postmenopausal women—several species of bacteria can invade the bladder walls.
May 10, 2019
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Health
Heart disease biomarker linked to paleo diet
People who follow the paleo diet have twice the amount of a key blood biomarker linked closely to heart disease, the world's first major study examining the impact of the diet on gut bacteria has found.
Jul 22, 2019
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Medical research
Cannabis helps fight resistant bacteria
Since the discovery of penicillin in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming, antibiotics have saved millions of lives from fatal infections world-wide. However, with time bacteria have developed mechanisms to escape the effects of ...
Mar 24, 2020
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Health
Dietary compounds found to influence gut metabolites, buffering stress
Think dietary fiber is just for digestive health? Think again.
Mar 3, 2020
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Medications
Beware probiotics in ICU patients
It's become common for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), both children and adults, to receive probiotics. Often, they are started at home to counteract diarrhea caused by antibiotics. There is also interest in using ...
Nov 12, 2019
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