Immunology
Intestinal bacteria from healthy infants prevent food allergy
New research shows that healthy infants have intestinal bacteria that prevent the development of food allergies.
Jan 14, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sequencing gut microbes shows differences between IBD and IBS
A team of researchers with members from the Netherlands and the U.S. has found differences in the numbers of gut microbes for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In their paper ...
Genetics
Study identifies processes in the gut that drive fat build-up around the waist
Research by scientists at King's College London into the role the gut plays in processing and distributing fat could pave the way for the development of personalised treatments for obesity and other chronic diseases within ...
May 28, 2018
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Medical research
Gut bacteria play key role in anti-seizure effects of ketogenic diet
UCLA scientists have identified specific gut bacteria that play an essential role in the anti-seizure effects of the high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet. The study, published today in the journal Cell, is the first ...
May 24, 2018
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Medical research
How the gut influences neurologic disease
A study published this week in Nature sheds new light on the connection between the gut and the brain, untangling the complex interplay that allows the byproducts of microorganisms living in the gut to influence the progression ...
May 16, 2018
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Neuroscience
Social stress leads to changes in gut bacteria, study finds
Exposure to psychological stress in the form of social conflict alters gut bacteria in Syrian hamsters, according to a new study by Georgia State University.
Mar 8, 2018
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Medical research
Gut microbes protect against sepsis—mouse study
Sepsis occurs when the body's response to the spread of bacteria or toxins to the bloodstream damages tissues and organs. The fight against sepsis could get a helping hand from a surprising source: gut bacteria. Researchers ...
Feb 22, 2018
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Immunology
Scientists identify immune cells that keep gut fungi under control
Immune cells that process food and bacterial antigens in the intestines control the intestinal population of fungi, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine scientists. Defects in the fungus-fighting abilities ...
Jan 11, 2018
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Medical research
Research in mice paves way to teasing out cause and effect between gut microbes and disease
Clearing a major hurdle in the field of microbiome research, Harvard Medical School scientists have designed and successfully used a method to tease out cause-and-effect relationships between gut bacteria and disease.
Dec 6, 2017
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Medical research
Exercise changes gut microbial composition independent of diet, team reports
Two studies - one in mice and the other in human subjects - offer the first definitive evidence that exercise alone can change the composition of microbes in the gut. The studies were designed to isolate exercise-induced ...
Dec 4, 2017
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