Diet influences the incidence, growth and progression of cancer, to the extent that one-third of the most common cancers can be prevented, at least in part, by dietary changes. And indeed, preclinical studies using food as ...
Jun 1, 2023
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Differences between gut flora and genes from konzo-prone regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may affect the release of cyanide after poorly processed cassava is consumed, according to a study with 180 children. ...
Sep 10, 2021
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It's well-known that "full fat" fizzy drinks such as colas, lemonades and energy drinks raise the risk of obesity, heart disease and diabetes. People who have one can or more a day have a 26% increased risk of developing ...
Oct 12, 2023
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Probiotics could emerge as a treatment plan to manage hepatic encephalopathy (HE) therapy after a new study announced at the International Liver Congress 2013 found they significantly reduced development of the notoriously ...
Apr 25, 2013
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Scientists at UTS are tackling the growing health crisis of antibiotic resistance at its most significant source – the farmyard.
Jan 8, 2016
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Vaccines and antibiotics may someday join caloric restriction or bariatric surgery as a way to regulate weight gain, according to a new study focused on the interactions between diet, the bacteria that live in the bowel, ...
Aug 26, 2012
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Casey D. Morrow, Ph.D., and colleagues at the University of Alabama at Birmingham previously developed a microbiome "fingerprint" method called WSS that identifies single strains of particular gut bacteria, through analysis ...
Apr 27, 2022
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Oversensitivity diseases, or allergies, now affect 25 per cent of the population of Denmark. The figure has been on the increase in recent decades and now researchers at the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood ...
Nov 2, 2011
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Some previous research has suggested that probiotic preparations—similar to those available in popular probiotic yoghurt drinks—might reduce the incidence of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea (AAD), and prescribing probiotics ...
Aug 7, 2013
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Breastfeeding until at least nine months of age increases prevalence in the gastrointestinal tract of Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria, species which are known to contribute to development of a healthy immune system, according ...
Mar 20, 2014
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