Health
The way chia seeds are eaten can determine their dietary fiber benefits, finds study
Chia seeds are a popular superfood but consumers may not be getting the most benefit possible out of them.
Apr 12, 2023
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News tagged with gut microbes
Health
On nutrition: The gut-brain connection
If you ever thought your digestive system's only role was to break down food, think again.
Apr 10, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study reveals how diet and probiotics boost melanoma immunotherapy response
In mice with melanoma, probiotic bacteria travel from the gut and establish in tumors, where they directly stimulate immune cells to make cancer immunotherapy more effective, according to a new study led by University of ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Pediatrics
Beneficial bacteria in the infant gut uses nitrogen from breast milk to support baby's health
A University of Massachusetts Amherst nutrition scientist who has spent his career studying breast milk has demonstrated how beneficial microbes in the gut of infants use nitrogen from human milk to support pediatric nutrition ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Health
Wastewater study discovers virtue and vice in community diet
Research conducted by scientists at Arizona State University reveals the power of wastewater-based epidemiology to assess the dietary behavior of discrete populations—even neighborhood St. Patrick's Day celebrations. The ...
Mar 13, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers confirm the link between diet, microbiota and mental health
Fermentation of protein in the gut could release toxins into the body's circulation and affect the brain's access to neurotransmitter compounds, according to an international study by Monash University researchers.
Mar 10, 2023
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Immunology
Disturbed gut virome with potent interferonogenic property in systemic lupus erythematosus
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a prototypical autoimmune disease that can affect multiple tissues and organs. Common manifestations of SLE include fever, fatigue, malar rash, oral ulcer, alopecia, arthritis, and nephritis. ...
Mar 6, 2023
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Medical research
How gut microbes help mend damaged muscles
The human immune system is incredibly versatile. Among its most skilled multitaskers are T cells, known for their role in everything from fighting infection to reining in inflammation to killing nascent tumors.
Mar 2, 2023
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Health
Simulation could help explain nutrients' impact on gut
The human gut is an extraordinarily dynamic place, with millions of interactions between microbes, bodily processes and chemicals taking place every minute.
Feb 14, 2023
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Medications
New research paper supports using microbiome data to develop potential probiotic therapies
In a new paper published by the journal Gastroenterology, researchers from University Hospitals (UH) Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, review studies about the microbiome's role ...
Jan 26, 2023
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