Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify certain gut bacteria that may be involved in causing bowel cancer
People who have a certain type of bacteria in their guts may be at greater risk of developing bowel cancer.
Nov 4, 2019
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Medical research
Mapping the gut microbiome to better understand its role in obesity
Several recent science studies have claimed that the gut microbiome—the diverse array of bacteria that live in the stomach and intestines—may be to blame for obesity. But Katherine Pollard, PhD, a senior investigator ...
Feb 14, 2015
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Medical research
Understanding the constant dialogue that goes on between our gut and our brain
Just past midnight on Sept. 26, 1983, Lt. Colonel Stanislav Petrov, a member of the Soviet Air Defense Forces serving as the command-center duty officer for a nuclear early-warning system, faced a decision with unimaginable ...
Jul 26, 2017
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Medical research
Resistant starch may benefit people with metabolic syndrome
The secret ingredient is in the flour, but its impact lies within the gut.
Jul 5, 2016
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Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes: Maintaining the enzyme ACE2 in the gut prevents diabetic blindness
The leading cause of blindness in American adults is diabetic retinopathy, progressive damage to blood vessels in the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. Yet the source of this damage appears to lie in the belly—mainly ...
Jan 14, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Helicobacter pylori infection permanently changes gastric environment
The make-up of the human gut flora is highly individual and extremely diverse. However, when a Helicobacter pylori infection is present, this bacterium displaces all other bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract, leaving only ...
Jan 23, 2018
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Neuroscience
Prebiotics may help to cope with stress
What are some ways you cope with stresses in your life? Do you do yoga? Meditate? Exercise? Perhaps you should add taking prebiotics to that list.
Feb 10, 2017
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Immunology
Bacteria that prevent type 1 diabetes
Our bodies have ten times more microbes than human cells. This set of bacteria is called microbiota. In some instances, bacteria known as pathogens can cause infectious diseases. However, these micro-organisms can also protect ...
Aug 6, 2015
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Gastroenterology
Using the microbiome to promote muscle growth in muscle loss conditions such as ageing and cancer
If further research can identify the substances that the bacteria of the gut are making to help muscles grow following exercise, we might be able to use some of those substances to promote the growth of muscles in people ...
Sep 27, 2021
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Health
Boosting chemical by-product of dietary fiber fermentation in gut slims and trims
Boosting levels of a naturally produced by-product of dietary fiber fermentation in the bowel can help trim the waistline and stave off weight gain, reveals a small study published online in the journal Gut.
Dec 10, 2014
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