Health
On nutrition: The gut-brain connection
If you ever thought your digestive system's only role was to break down food, think again.
Apr 10, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study reveals how diet and probiotics boost melanoma immunotherapy response
In mice with melanoma, probiotic bacteria travel from the gut and establish in tumors, where they directly stimulate immune cells to make cancer immunotherapy more effective, according to a new study led by University of ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Therapy shows promise to help clear tuberculosis
Texas Biomedical Research Institute scientists have identified a promising way to help fight tuberculosis (TB), a disease that still kills nearly 2 million people annually. The research focuses on a potential host-directed ...
Apr 5, 2023
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Attention deficit disorders
Do altered gut microbes affect risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder?
New research published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry suggests that the microbial composition of the gut may affect a child's susceptibility to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Apr 5, 2023
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Health
Drug-resistant bacteria prompts eye drop recall
A rare strain of a drug-resistant bacteria found in some recalled eye drops has been linked to dozens of infections across the United States.
Apr 4, 2023
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Immunology
A healthy microbiome may prevent deadly infections in critically ill people
A University of Calgary study indicates a healthy microbiome may prevent deadly infections in critically ill people. The study looked at the interaction between the human gut and the immune system. Findings showed that the ...
Mar 31, 2023
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Health
A tale of probiotics and how to help your own gut microbiome
Bacteria have thousands of genes and functions that we, the human host, do not have. For instance, bacteria can help us digest fiber, provide support to our immune systems, and absorb important nutrients. But reaping the ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Using bacteria to target cancer treatment
When an outlet isn't designed for your plug, you need a plug adapter to get power to your devices.
Mar 28, 2023
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Medical research
Mitochondrial transplantation improves rat recovery from cardiac arrest
When a heart stops beating, blood stops flowing and delivering oxygen to the brain (hypoxia) and other vital organs (ischemia). There is a small window (about 4 minutes) before the lack of blood flow begins to damage the ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Wastewater dashboard adds monkeypox, flu and more for five southeast Michigan communities
A public dashboard that tracks pathogens detected in wastewater just added monitoring for monkeypox, influenza-A, norovirus GII and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) on March 22. The project, which has been providing information ...
Mar 23, 2023
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