Medical research

Study examines leaky gut syndrome

A university researcher is studying the potential effect of leaky gut syndrome on our overall health. "A mechanism by which gut microbiota elevates permeability and inflammation in obese/diabetic mice and human gut," a paper ...

HIV & AIDS

Pitt study points to new opportunities for HIV treatment

Sometimes in science, answers come serendipitously, where researchers aren't expecting to find them. That's what happened to Cristian Apetrei, Ivona Pandrea and their colleagues during a recent study on human immunodeficiency ...

Inflammatory disorders

New clues to age-old illnesses emerge in the gut

Links between the human intestine and diseases such as arthritis are increasingly coming to light and signal that healthy diets can help control illnesses. Health in body and mind indeed may well be rooted in the gut.

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