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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Immunology
Gut microbes associated with temperament traits in children
Scientists in the FinnBrain research project of the University of Turku discovered that the gut microbes of a 2.5-month-old infant are associated with the temperament traits manifested at six months of age. Temperament describes ...
Jun 18, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Understanding antibiotic resistance in patients with cystic fibrosis
A defective gene causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). There, it traps bacteria, causing patients to develop frequent lung infections that progressively damage these vital ...
Sep 26, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Schizophrenics' blood has more genetic material from microbes
The blood of schizophrenia patients features genetic material from more types of microorganisms than that of people without the debilitating mental illness, research at Oregon State University has found.
May 22, 2018
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Medical research
Dramatic shift in gut microbes and their metabolites seen after weight loss surgery
Obesity, already a global epidemic, is on the rise. Over one third of the U.S. population is currently afflicted, according to the Centers for Disease Control and the monetary costs alone are approaching $150 billion dollars ...
May 26, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Probiotics may not always be a silver bullet for better health
To combat the effects of a poor diet, probiotics may be just the thing. However, surprising new research from UNSW suggests probiotics are much less effective when taken alongside a balanced diet, and could even impair certain ...
Mar 14, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Microbiome linked to infectious complications in AML
(HealthDay)—For patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) undergoing induction chemotherapy (IC), gastrointestinal microbiome composition is associated with infectious complications, according to a study published ...
May 9, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Monitoring the microbiome in leukemia patients could reduce infections during chemotherapy
Researchers report that a patient's microbial diversity, even before they start cancer treatment, can be linked to risk of infection during induction chemotherapy. This research is presented at ASM's Interscience Conference ...
Sep 21, 2015
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Medical research
Bacteria play only a minor role stomach ulcers in cattle
Scientists at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna investigated whether stomach ulcers in cattle are related to the presence of certain bacteria. For their study, they analysed bacteria present in healthy and ulcerated ...
Apr 17, 2015
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Medical research
Researchers find link between microbiome, type 1 diabetes
In the largest longitudinal study of the microbiome to date, researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and the DIABIMMUNE Study Group have identified a connection between ...
Feb 5, 2015
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