Could a gut microbe help reduce weight regain after dieting? New study suggests it might
Losing weight is hard. Keeping it off is often even harder.
Jun 2, 2026
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Bacterium: Akkermansia muciniphila
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A 'bet-hedging' strategy that helps gut bacteria survive and recover
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have discovered that many gut bacteria use a flexible survival strategy to withstand disruptions such as antibiotics and diet changes.
May 19, 2026
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Scientists discover 'bacterial constipation,' a new disease caused by gut-drying bacteria
Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have found two gut bacteria working together that contribute to chronic constipation. The duo, Akkermansia muciniphila and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, destroy the intestinal mucus ...
Feb 19, 2026
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Social interaction among infants boosts diversity of gut microbial strains, study shows
The microbiome of infants is shaped by social relationships from an early age and not only by family sources, finds a recent study published in the journal Nature.
Jan 21, 2026
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Q&A: Intermittent fasting's link to gut bacteria could combat obesity
Although she's not an entomologist, Maggie Stanislawski, Ph.D., spends hours a day studying bugs. The assistant professor of biomedical informatics specializes in the gut microbiome, an environment swimming with trillions ...
Jan 15, 2026
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Gut microbes likely play a role in coronary artery disease, study suggests
Nearly 20 million people die every year from cardiovascular diseases, the leading cause of death worldwide. Genetic and environmental factors influence a person's risk of disease and severity, but microbes likely also play ...
Nov 6, 2025
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Chronic sickle cell pain linked to gut microbial imbalance
A research collaboration involving scientists and students at The University of Texas at Dallas has found a clear connection between chronic sickle cell disease pain and the bacteria present in the gastrointestinal tract.
Sep 22, 2025
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Inhaled farm dust alters gut bacteria and weakens intestinal barrier in mice
Inhaling agricultural dust may pose significant risks to gut health for workers in animal agriculture, a University of California, Riverside, study has found.
Jul 19, 2025
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This mucus-loving gut bacterium is important for health—here's how to keep it happy
The microbial community living within our large intestine is a highly dense and complex ecosystem. While some of these microbes cause illness and disease (such as bacteria and viruses), others are friendlier to us and help ...
Apr 5, 2025
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Pregnancy microbiome affects mouse offspring stem cell growth
Gut microbiome composition during pregnancy has long-term effects on offspring stem cell growth and development, researchers report December 11 in the journal Cell Stem Cell.
Dec 11, 2024
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