Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Constipation may be a marker for dementia risk
Chronic constipation may not only be an indicator of gut health, but a potential warning sign of thinking declines, a preliminary study suggests.
Jul 19, 2023
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Lipids: News and Research on Butyrates
MeSH tree: D10.251.400.143
Diabetes
Fecal transplants correlated to distal symmetric polyneuropathy symptoms
Research led by the People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, China, has found a connection between gut microbiota and distal symmetric polyneuropathy. In a paper, "Gut microbiota modulate distal symmetric polyneuropathy ...
Neuroscience
Gut bacteria changes could signal onset of rare genetic disease
New research may have uncovered a relationship between changes in bacteria in the gut and a rare neurodegenerative disease that primarily affects people in a remote Indigenous community in the Northern Territory.
Jun 6, 2023
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Health
Supporting your digestive system: Three ways to improve gut health
Our digestive health has a vast influence on our well-being, affecting our immune system, brain function, body weight, and more, says Avlin Imaeda, MD, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine (digestive diseases), an expert ...
May 24, 2023
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Diabetes
New research discovery could shorten ICU stays for children with diabetic ketoacidosis
When a child with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) requires intensive care, clinicians often monitor blood ketone levels to determine whether treatment has successfully reversed the abnormal ketone production. Yet, the utility ...
Feb 17, 2023
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Medical research
Chronic fatigue syndrome is associated with distinct changes in the microbiome
Over the past three years, the emergence of long-term effects associated with COVID-19 has led to increased focus on a disease with similar hallmarks and symptoms—myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). ...
Feb 8, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
High fat ketogenic diet envisioned as potential life-saving therapy to combat low platelets in cancer patients
A high-fat diet may combat low platelet counts in the blood caused by chemotherapy, according to preliminary research, which suggests that a ketogenic eating plan may be a nontoxic, low-cost and high-benefit addition to cancer ...
Medications
What are postbiotics and how can they improve our gut health?
Many of us are familiar with probiotics, such as certain yogurts and fermented foods, full of "good" bacteria that can keep the gut healthy.
Oct 26, 2022
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Health
Snacking on almonds boosts gut health
A team of researchers from King's investigated the impact of whole and ground almonds on the composition of gut microbes. The study published today in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Oct 20, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
The neonatal ketone body is important for primordial follicle pool formation and regulates ovarian aging in mice
Premature ovarian aging (POA) refers to an early decline in ovarian function; it is the main cause of infertility in older women and is characterized by a markedly reduced ovarian reservoir. An interesting review summarized ...
Sep 5, 2022
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