Kombucha may support mood and gut health
Researchers from the University of Minnesota found that drinking kombucha was associated with reduced anxiety and depressive-like behaviors in mice.
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Untangling the link between depression and gut disease
Depression and gastrointestinal disorders frequently occur together. UC Irvine experts wondered if knowing which tends to be diagnosed first could shed light on the well-established but not yet fully understood gut-brain ...
Oct 14, 2026
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A gut microbe makes a fatty acid that cuts artery plaque in half in mice
A common gut bacterium produces a molecule that slows cholesterol production in the liver. When researchers gave the molecule to mice prone to artery disease, the animals developed roughly half as much fatty plaque as untreated ...
GLP-1 treatment linked to lower risk of hospitalization and death in older adults with fatty liver disease
A new Houston Methodist Research Institute study finds that older adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) who received GLP-1-based treatment experienced significantly lower risks of liver ...
Oct 13, 2026
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General dietary interventions may matter more than specific habits before bariatric surgery, study shows
People preparing for metabolic-bariatric surgery may eat quite differently from one another, but those differences do not necessarily translate into different measures of cardiometabolic health, according to a new Concordia ...
Oct 13, 2026
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Protein reins in intestinal inflammation by curbing an overactive immune signal
A preclinical study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center has discovered how a protein called ZBTB44 helps prevent excessive immune activity that can cause inflammation in the colon, the main section of the large ...
Oct 13, 2026
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Bleeding complications rise after heart attacks as major cardiovascular events decline
People who have survived a heart attack have gained increasingly better protection against new serious cardiovascular events over the past two decades. At the same time, the risk of bleeding complications has increased. A ...
Oct 13, 2026
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How a diet free from animal proteins challenges the liver
Although a plant-based diet is recommended, notably for its environmental benefits, the health consequences of such a diet—in which protein intake is exclusively plant-based—are not yet fully understood. Scientists at the ...
Oct 13, 2026
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Long-term viral hepatitis control and changing patterns of liver cancer mortality in Japan
Over decades of sustained, integrated national viral hepatitis control, Japan has seen substantial reductions in HBV- and HCV-related disease burden and hepatocellular carcinoma mortality.
Oct 13, 2026
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Continuously evolving cells help pancreatic cancer evade treatment and spread
An analysis of nearly half a million cells from dozens of patients' tumors reveals how cancer cells continuously reshape their genetic makeup over time, enabling them to evade treatment for one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
Oct 13, 2026
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