A new study demonstrates that sewage is an effective means to sample the fecal bacteria from millions of people. Researchers say the information gleaned from the work provides a unique opportunity to monitor, through gut ...
Feb 26, 2015
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The trillions of microbes that inhabit the human body, collectively called the microbiome, are estimated to weigh two to six pounds—up to twice the weight of the average human brain. Most of them live in the gut and intestines, ...
Jan 9, 2015
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About half of all children and adults with autism suffer from chronic gastrointestinal problems, causing frequent pain, discomfort and irritability. Research out of Arizona State University suggests these gastrointestinal ...
Aug 20, 2014
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The microbial ecosystem in the human gut can switch from one stable state into another, without staying for a long time in between. Key groups of bacteria tend to be either nearly absent, or relatively abundant in any given ...
Jul 9, 2014
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Our intestines harbour an astronomical number of bacteria, around 100 times the number of cells in our body, known as the gut microbiota. These bacteria belong to thousands of species that co-exist, interact with each other ...
Mar 6, 2014
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Some gut bacterial strains are specifically adapted to use sugars in our gut lining to aid colonisation, potentially giving them a major influence over our gut health.
Oct 25, 2013
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Everyone's got a personal collection of microbiota. You could think of yours as your unique internal pet—at up to 3 percent of your body mass, it's as hefty as a teacup Yorkie or a large guinea pig—requiring care and ...
Sep 20, 2013
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Bacterial flora inhabiting the human gut have become one of the hottest topics in biological research. Implicated in a range of important activities including digestion, fine-tuning body weight, regulating immune response, ...
Jul 3, 2013
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Diet, exercise and gut bacteria? Surprisingly enough, it turns out that all three - yes, even the bacteria in your gut - might influence how healthy your heart is.
Jun 25, 2013
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The trillions of harmful bacteria that populate the human gut represent a continuous threat to our health. Proper intestinal immune function creates a protective barrier between us and the extensive microbial ecosystem in ...
Jun 20, 2013
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