Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects around 8% to 13% of women during their reproductive years. Symptoms include irregular menstrual cycles, acne, excessive facial hair growth, voice changes, ovarian cysts and challenges ...
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LMU researchers have shown that auto-aggressive T cells are activated in a specific area of the intestinal canal—and that activation is microbiome-dependent.
Jul 27, 2023
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Women with triple-negative breast cancer who received multiple antibiotic prescriptions within three years after their cancer diagnosis were more likely to experience disease recurrence and to die from their cancer than those ...
Apr 21, 2023
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New research has shown that weight loss, or bariatric, surgery can significantly alter the levels of bile acid associated with higher appetite, as can taking fiber supplements but to a lesser degree.
Apr 5, 2023
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Multiple sclerosis is characterized by an immune system gone haywire. A patient's immune system starts treating the protective coating of the nerves—called myelin—as dangerous. The subsequent nerve damage can cause a ...
Mar 1, 2023
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When parts of the liver are removed, the body can replace the missing tissue. A team of researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now discovered that the success of this process depends to a large extent ...
Mar 1, 2023
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With a length of around eight meters and its countless finger-shaped protrusions, known as villi, the intestine represents the largest contact surface in the inner of our body that comes in contact with up-taken food.
Jan 23, 2023
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People with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have lower bacterial diversity in the intestine than do healthy people, according to a team of Korean investigators. The investigators believe that theirs is the first analysis to ...
Jan 19, 2023
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In early 2020, Bhakti Patel, MD, a pulmonary and critical care specialist at the University of Chicago Medicine, and Matthew Stutz, MD, who was a critical care fellow at the time, had an idea for a research project. They ...
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Exposure to air pollution in the first six months of life impacts a child's inner world of gut bacteria, or microbiome, in ways that could increase risk of allergies, obesity and diabetes, and even influence brain development, ...
Sep 2, 2022
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