Health
Should I test my gut microbes to improve my health?
People are paying hundreds of dollars to have their gut microbes analyzed, hoping the insights will allow them to adjust their diet and improve their health.
Mar 16, 2020
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Microbes could influence your desire to get outside
Ecology researchers at Flinders University (Australia) and the University of Sheffield (UK) have proposed the "Lovebug Effect," which suggests that microbes could theoretically influence us to spend more time in nature while ...
Mar 11, 2020
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Genetics
Mapping bacterial neighborhoods in the gut
The microscopic populations of bacteria in our intestines are, in some ways, just like us: They live in communities, eat, work, reproduce, and eventually die. Many of these bacterial species live in harmony with our bodies, ...
Mar 11, 2020
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Medical research
Analyzing the differences in antibiotic resistance between the gut and mouth microbiome
The threat of antimicrobial resistance to medication is a global health issue. Recent years have seen a surge in our awareness of resistance genes; and as a result of the prevalence of these genes, antibiotics are becoming ...
Feb 4, 2020
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Immunology
Persistent environmental contaminant changes the gut microbiome of mice
An industrial chemical—phased out since 2002, but previously used in stain and water-repellent products and firefighting foam—alters the gut microbiome of mice and could have implications for human health, according to ...
Jan 22, 2020
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Gastroenterology
5 things you can do to make your microbiome healthier
It's common for people to focus on their health at the start of the year. But few consider the well being of the microbes that live inside the human gut—the microbiome—which are vital to an individual's good health.
Jan 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers discover critical link to controlling inflammation in Crohn's disease
Investigators at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine discovered that blocking interleukin-1α (IL1α), a protein that controls inflammation in the gut, markedly decreases the severity of intestinal inflammation ...
Dec 16, 2019
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Medical research
Investigators narrow in on a microRNA for treating multiple sclerosis
It turns out the gut is full of surprises. And one of those surprises may have offered up a key for unlocking a new way of treating multiple sclerosis (MS). Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital have discovered ...
Nov 26, 2019
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Medical research
Phage therapy shows promise for alcoholic liver disease
Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses that specifically destroy bacteria. In the early 20th century, researchers experimented with phages as a potential method for treating bacterial infections. But then antibiotics emerged ...
Nov 13, 2019
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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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