Gut bacteria may be associated with differences in brain structure and clinical symptom severity in people with alcohol use disorder.
Jun 24, 2024
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Binge drinking significantly increases the risk of alcohol addiction. In a study published in Microbiome on June 17, a team led by University of Connecticut School of Medicine researchers reports that valeric acid, a substance ...
Jun 20, 2024
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The composition of the intestinal flora can predict the chances of developing serious infections such as pneumonia. Researchers from Amsterdam UMC and the University of Turku, Finland, followed more than 10,000 people for ...
Jun 20, 2024
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In our fast-paced world, convenience can often come at the cost of nutrition. This shift has led to an increased reliance on ultra-processed foods.
Jun 18, 2024
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Focusing on four common diseases—diabetes, heart disease, depression and bowel cancer—new Flinders University research provides insights into the importance of a healthy microbiome balance in the human gut and in the ...
Jun 17, 2024
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Microbiome research to date has been much like the parable of the blind men and the elephant. How much can be said about an elephant by examining just its tail? Researchers have studied what is most readily available—stool ...
Jun 17, 2024
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New research has shed light on the effects of protein-rich diets on the gut microbiome and overall health. Despite the increasing protein intake in Western diets, especially among athletes and individuals with obesity, the ...
Jun 15, 2024
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Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), which have no known cures and elusive causes, result in irreversible damage to the brain and nervous system. Research into these diseases typically focuses on the brain, but mouse studies ...
Jun 15, 2024
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When scientists transplanted the gut microbes of aged mice into young "germ-free" mice—raised to have no gut microbes of their own—the recipient mice experienced an increase in inflammation that parallels inflammatory ...
Jun 10, 2024
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In the fall of 2023, NIST's scientists in Charleston, South Carolina, received a special shipment of containers packed with baggies full of frozen human feces.
May 30, 2024
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