Medical research
Could the bacteria in our gut help treat cancer?
"The microbiome is a huge part of who we are," says Dr. Marios Giannakis.
Mar 22, 2019
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Medical research
Researchers discover compounds produced by gut bacteria that can treat inflammation
Researchers at the University of Toronto have found naturally occurring compounds in the gut that can be harnessed to reduce inflammation and other symptoms of digestive issues. This can be achieved by binding the compounds ...
May 3, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
Antibiotic and antiretroviral drug effects on breast milk explored for mothers living with HIV
Infants carry a vast assemblage of bacteria, viruses and fungi in their guts. Combined, these microbes make up a complex ecology known as the gut microbiome, which plays a major role in health and disease throughout life. ...
Apr 6, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Gut bacteria associated with cancer immunotherapy response in melanoma
Melanoma patients' response to a major form of immunotherapy is associated with the diversity and makeup of trillions of potential allies and enemies found in the digestive tract, researchers at The University of Texas MD ...
Feb 21, 2017
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Other
Health risk due to micro- and nanoplastics in food
Five grams of plastic particles on average enter the human gastrointestinal tract per person per week. This is roughly equivalent to the weight of a credit card. Whether ingested micro- and nanoplastics pose a health risk ...
Mar 24, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Deep meditation may alter gut microbes for better health
Regular deep meditation, practiced for several years, may help to regulate the gut microbiome and potentially lower the risks of physical and mental ill health, finds a small comparative study published in the open access ...
Jan 17, 2023
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Inflammatory disorders
Engineered yeast probiotic developed to treat inflammatory bowel disease
The world of microbes living in the human gut can have far-reaching effects on human health. Multiple diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), are tied to the balance of these microbes, suggesting that restoring ...
Jun 28, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gut microbiome translates stress into sickle cell crises
A new study shows how chronic psychological stress leads to painful vessel-clogging episodes—the most common complication of sickle-cell disease (SCD) and a frequent cause of hospitalizations. The findings, made in mice, ...
Jul 30, 2020
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Gastroenterology
Living with dogs (but not cats) as a toddler might protect against Crohn's disease
Young children who grow up with a dog or in a large family may have some protection later in life from a common inflammatory bowel disease known as Crohn's disease, according to a study to be presented at Digestive Disease ...
May 23, 2022
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Genetics
New colon cancer culprit found in gut microbiome
Changes in the gut bacteria of colon cancer patients indicate that some virulent bacteria could be linked to the progression of the disease, according to research published in the open access journal Genome Medicine. The ...
Jun 23, 2015
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