Medications
Antidepressants may cause antibiotic resistance
A key ingredient in common antidepressants such as Prozac could be causing antibiotic resistance according to new University of Queensland research.
Sep 7, 2018
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Medical research
Human gut study questions probiotic health benefits
Probiotics are found in everything from chocolate and pickles to hand lotion and baby formula, and millions of people buy probiotic supplements to boost digestive health. But new research suggests they might not be as effective ...
Sep 6, 2018
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Health
Switching to hunter-gatherer lifestyle may increase diversity in children's gut microbes
An international team of researchers has shown that immersing city dwellers in the traditional lifestyle and diet of a rainforest village for two weeks increases the diversity of the visiting children's—but not the adults'—gut ...
Aug 29, 2018
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Medications
Caution needed when prescribing antibiotics to hypertension patients, study finds
Individual variations in genetic makeup and gut bacteria may explain the different effects of antibiotics on blood pressure, a new rat study suggests. The findings are published ahead of print in Physiological Genomics.
Aug 23, 2018
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Diabetes
Using mushrooms as a prebiotic may help improve glucose regulation
Eating white button mushrooms can create subtle shifts in the microbial community in the gut, which could improve the regulation of glucose in the liver, according to a team of researchers. They also suggest that better understanding ...
Aug 16, 2018
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Diabetes
Gut reaction linked to type 1 diabetes
Understanding the link between diabetes and the gut could lead to the development of new therapies to delay the onset of type 1 diabetes, according to University of Queensland researchers.
Aug 13, 2018
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Immunology
Mice with access to soil have greater resistance to allergies
When mice live in cages with an added earthen floor, it increases their resistance towards allergic inflammations. Close contact with micro-organisms in the soil triggers anti-inflammatory genes in the mice and stimulates ...
Aug 8, 2018
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Cardiology
Can manipulating gut microbes improve cardiac function in patients with heart failure?
A clinical study called the GutHeart Trial is poised to examine the potential relationship between the bacterial composition of the gut and inflammatory and metabolic pathways in the cardiovascular system.
Aug 8, 2018
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Immunology
How good bacteria can help keep a gut healthy
New research reveals a cellular mechanism by which good bacteria can help the gut stay healthy. The study, which appears in the journal Immunity, shows that good bacteria, or the microbiota, interact with both the epithelial ...
Jul 3, 2018
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Medical research
Compounds kill C. diff, don't affect other gut bacteria in vitro
NC State researchers developed a drug-testing pipeline to help identify compounds that worked against the three stages of Clostridium difficile infection, and found that a compound that holds promise for treating antibiotic-resistant ...
Jun 28, 2018
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