Health
Gut microbiome: Meet Ruminococcus bromii, the microbe that loves carbs
The fascinating human gut bacterium Ruminococcus bromii is one of the ten most common bacterial species found in the colon.
Mar 27, 2024
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Lipids: News and Research on Butyrates
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Keto diet found to slow early stages of Alzheimer's disease in mice
A new study from researchers at the University of California, Davis, shows that a ketogenic diet significantly delays the early stages of Alzheimer's-related memory loss in mice. This early memory loss is comparable to mild ...
Mar 19, 2024
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Immunology
Gut microbiome: Meet Roseburia intestinalis—the energy-producing bacterium that helps us fight against disease
The hundreds of species of microorganisms that comprise the microbiome all have different, unique roles.
Mar 18, 2024
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Medical research
Scientists find butyrate's possible anticancer potential is cell-type specific
Scientists with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service, Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center and the University of Massachusetts, examined how butyrate, one of the short-chain fatty acids found in the gut, suppresses ...
Feb 27, 2024
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Medications
New insight into old IBD drug could improve treatments
Although it is one of the oldest medications used to treat patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and an effective treatment for an associated arthritis condition called spondyloarthritis (SpA), sulfasalazine's mechanism ...
Feb 20, 2024
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Gastroenterology
Gut bacteria show promise for thwarting toxic effects of cadmium
As a heavy metal that can persist in the human body for decades—and enter it by accumulating in fruits and vegetables—cadmium contributes to cancers of the kidney, lung and prostate, among other organs.
Nov 30, 2023
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Medical research
Dietary supplement modifies gut microbiome—potential implications for bone marrow transplant patients
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Michigan conducted a phase I pilot study to assess the feasibility of using potato starch as a dietary intervention to modify the gut microbiome in bone marrow ...
Oct 19, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Gut bacteria key to fighting colorectal cancer, study suggests
Metabolites produced by gut bacteria during digestion can be used to trigger an immune response against colorectal cancer cells, according to new University of Alberta research, published in Frontiers in Immunology, that ...
Sep 13, 2023
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Immunology
Researchers uncover early signs in gut bacteria that could predict peanut allergy development
A new study led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has revealed key differences in gut bacteria and their metabolic byproducts in infants that may predict the development of peanut allergies by ...
Aug 29, 2023
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Health
Fermented vegetables found to positively impact gut health
Fermented foods have grown in popularity and are widely consumed, in part due to claims regarding their positive effect on digestive health. However, these claims lack sufficient scientific support, especially for lacto-fermented ...
Jul 24, 2023
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