Immune system molecule affects our weight
Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have identified a molecule in the immune system that could affect hunger and satiety. The researchers hope that new treatments for obesity will benefit ...
Immunology
Sep 24, 2012 |
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Gut bacteria increase fat absorption
You may think you have dinner all to yourself, but you're actually sharing it with a vast community of microbes waiting within your digestive tract. A new study from a team including Carnegie's Steve Farber ...
Medical research
Sep 12, 2012 |
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Wnt5a protein critical to gut lining repair
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a protein essential to repairing the intestine's inner lining.
Medical research
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Manipulating the microbiome could help manage weight
Vaccines and antibiotics may someday join caloric restriction or bariatric surgery as a way to regulate weight gain, according to a new study focused on the interactions between diet, the bacteria that live in the bowel, ...
Immunology
Aug 26, 2012 |
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Researchers identify gut bacteria linked to obesity and metabolic syndrome
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified 26 species of bacteria in the human gut microbiota that appear to be linked to obesity and related metabolic complications. These include insulin ...
Overweight and Obesity
Aug 15, 2012 |
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NYU School of Medicine announces new clinical trial for ulcerative colitis
A new clinical trial designed to study how worm eggs may relieve symptoms of ulcerative colitis (UC) will begin enrolling patients at NYU School of Medicine's Clinical and Translational Science Institute. This unusual therapy ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 07, 2012 |
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'Unhealthy' changes in gut microbes benefit pregnant women
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 m ...
Medical research
Aug 02, 2012 |
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Could 'friendly' gut bacteria help fight heart disease?
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at the University of Reading are looking at ways of tackling heart disease and diabetes - through our guts.
Medical research
Jul 17, 2012 |
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Gut microbes might reflect health, diet of older adults
(HealthDay) -- The health of elderly people appears closely linked with their diet and the type of microorganisms living in their gut, suggesting that what you eat may affect how well you age, according to ...
Medical research
Jul 13, 2012 |
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Gastric bypass surgery alters gut microbiota profile along the intestine
Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, finds that gastric bypass surgery ...
Surgery
Jul 10, 2012 |
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More accurate diagnostic test may reduce deaths
A more accurate, faster diagnostic test for Group B Streptococcal infection in babies has been reported in the Journal of Medical Microbiology. The new test could allow better treatment and management of the disease and re ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 26, 2012 |
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Gut microbes battle a common set of viruses shared by global populations
The human gut is home to a teeming ecosystem of microbes that is intimately involved in both human health and disease. But while the gut microbiota is interacting with our body, they are also under constant attack from viruses. ...
Genetics
Jun 25, 2012 |
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For our guts, not just any microbiome will do
Gut bacteria's key role in immunity is tuned to the host species, researchers have found, suggesting that the superabundant microbes lining our digestive tract evolved with us—a tantalizing clue in the mysterious recent ...
Medical research
Jun 21, 2012 |
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Sick from your stomach: Bacterial changes may trigger diseases like rheumatoid arthritis
The billions of bugs in our guts have a newfound role: regulating the immune system and related autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, according to researchers at Mayo Clinic and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Inflammatory disorders
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Immune cells in the gut may improve control of HIV growth
The findings of a new study in monkeys may help clarify why some people infected with HIV are better able to control the virus. They also may pinpoint a target for treatment during early HIV infection aimed ...
HIV & AIDS
Jun 11, 2012 |
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