Health
Breast is best: Good bacteria arrive from mum's gut via breast milk
Scientists have discovered that important 'good' bacteria arrive in babies' digestive systems from their mother's gut via breast milk.
Aug 21, 2013
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Health
Sharing musical instruments means sharing germs
Germs survive for several days in wind instruments including the clarinet, flute, and saxophone, according to a pilot study published in the International Journal of Environmental Health Research. The researchers, led by ...
May 12, 2011
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Immunology
Bed dust microorganisms may boost children's health
In the most extensive study of its kind, researchers from the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with the Danish Pediatric Asthma Center at Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, have found a link between microorganisms living ...
Nov 19, 2020
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Pediatrics
Kids' behavior, socioeconomic risk linked to gut microbiome composition, function
A study of early school-aged children shows a connection between the bacteria in their gut and their behavior, and that parents play a key role in their kids' microbiome beyond the food they provide.
Jan 21, 2020
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Immunology
Immunization with bacteria promotes stress resilience, coping behaviors in mice
Injections of the soil bacterium Mycobacterium vaccae (M. vaccae NCTC 11659) promote stress resilience and improve coping behaviors in mice, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder.
May 16, 2016
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Gastroenterology
Chlorinated water supplies don't disturb healthy gut microbiomes in young children
More than 2,000 children die every day around the world simply because they lack clean drinking water, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
Apr 14, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
The key to early-onset bowel cancer may be gut bacteria
Three weeks after her 40th birthday, Julie McDonald had a colonoscopy. When she walked into the doctor's office afterwards, there were photos lined up on the desk.
Jan 11, 2024
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Medical research
Exposure to common environmental bacteria may be source of some allergic inflammation
Could some cases of asthma actually be caused by an allergic reaction to a common environmental bacteria? New research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that this idea may not be as far-fetched ...
Jan 31, 2012
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Health
Exposure to toxic blue-green algae, exacerbated by climate change, shown to cause liver disease in mouse models
Exposure to a specific type of blue-green algae toxin known as cylindrospermopsin has shown to wreak havoc on gut bacteria and is linked to an increased probability of irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Gastroenterology
Bacteria do not colonize the gut before birth, says collaborative study
It is well known that each person's gut bacteria is vital for digestion and overall health, but when does that gut microbiome start?
May 10, 2021
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