A University of Illinois study shows that dietary fiber promotes a shift in the gut toward different types of beneficial bacteria. And the microbes that live in the gut, scientists now believe, can support a healthy gastrointestinal ...
Jun 27, 2012
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Gut microbiota, the population of microbes that live in the intestine, can be used to predict the occurrence of colorectal cancer, the second most common type of cancer in women and the third in men. Research by an international ...
Apr 2, 2019
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Researchers led by Patrice Cani, FNRS researcher at University of Louvain (UCLouvain) have studied a bacterium called Subdoligranulum that is almost absent in obese and diabetic people, while systematically present in healthy ...
Jun 9, 2021
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Researchers are taking a new approach to a debilitating illness by looking for a microbiome-based cause of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Jul 19, 2023
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Infant formula is designed to mimic human breast milk not only in nutrients but also by nurturing a similar set of microbes in the digestive tract. Such microbes are indispensable in keeping us healthy: They crowd out disease-causing ...
Oct 29, 2018
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A new study has identified strains of gut microbiota that are associated with more severe strokes and worse post-stroke recovery, revealing that the gut microbiome could be an important factor in stroke risk and outcomes.
May 3, 2022
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A simple compound found in our gut could help to stop dangerous bacteria behind severe, and sometimes fatal, hospital infections.
Dec 13, 2018
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Breastfeeding increased infant survival rates in 19th -Century Montreal in two major ways, according to research from Concordia University and McGill University. Mother's milk protected vulnerable infants from food and water ...
Dec 20, 2011
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Scientist Shomyseh Sanjabi, PhD, joined the Gladstone Institutes seven years ago, and she brought with her a special type of mice that develop inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Coincidentally, microbiome expert Katherine ...
Sep 5, 2017
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Two new studies led by researchers from the Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute at McMaster University show that transplantation of fecal matter may be a useful tool in the fight against ulcerative colitis ...
Jul 2, 2015
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