Health
Human microbiome could shed light on higher morbidity rate in minoritized populations
The human gut is more than a source of instinct.
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Gastroenterology
Persistence pays off in the human gut microbiome
The human gut microbiome is a complex community of trillions of microbes that are constantly interacting with each other and our bodies. It supports our wellbeing, immune system and mental health—but how is it sustained?
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Medical research
Good bacteria can temper chemotherapy side effects
In the human gut, good bacteria make great neighbors.
May 26, 2021
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Immunology
Scientists link genetic makeup of bacteria in the human gut to several human diseases
We are truly never alone, not even within our own bodies. Human beings play host to trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microorganisms that make up the human microbiome. In recent years, the mix of these resident ...
May 18, 2021
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Pediatrics
Piecing together the preterm infant microbiome
The human microbiome—the collection of microbes living in the gut—is now recognized as an important contributor to health and disease. The environment, the host, and microbe-microbe interactions are all likely to shape ...
May 6, 2021
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Genetics
International study reveals gut bacteria from people in industrialized societies swap genes at much higher rates
Thousands of different bacterial species live within the human gut. Most are beneficial, while others can be harmful. A new study from an MIT-led team has revealed that these bacterial populations can remake themselves within ...
Mar 31, 2021
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Gastroenterology
How the gut microbiota develops in the first five years of life
The human gut microbiota largely reaches an adult-like composition by five years of age, but important differences remain, finds a study published on March 31st in the journal Cell Host & Microbe. Several bacterial taxa that ...
Mar 31, 2021
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Gastroenterology
Of mice and men and their different tolerance to pathogens
Trillions of commensal microbes live on the mucosal and epidermal surfaces of the body and it is firmly established that this microbiome affects its host's tolerance and sensitivity of the host to a variety of pathogens. ...
Mar 15, 2021
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Genetics
Genetic factors involved in shaping composition of human gut microbiome, international research team finds
Human genes have an impact on shaping our gut ecosystem according to new evidence from the international MIBioGen consortium study involving more than 18,000 people. The findings, led by the University Medical Center Groningen, ...
Jan 19, 2021
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Medical research
Surprising players in acute liver failure point to potential treatment
Acute liver failure is a devastating, rapidly progressing disease that results in death in 80% of cases, unless an emergency liver transplant is performed. In the developed world, its leading cause is a substantial overdose ...
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