Medical research
Gut microbes could be used to predict likelihood of developing cancer
The makeup of the bacterial community that lives in the gut has been identified as a risk factor for bowel cancer.
Sep 10, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers determine bacteria structure responsible for traveler's diarrhea
For the first time researchers have deciphered the near-atomic structure of filaments, called 'pili', that extend from the surface of bacteria that cause traveler's diarrhea. Without pili, these bacteria do not cause disease. ...
Jul 10, 2019
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Health
Researchers document impact of coffee on bowels
Coffee drinkers know that coffee helps keep the bowels moving, but researchers in Texas are trying to find out exactly why this is true, and it doesn't seem to be about the caffeine, according to a study presented at Digestive ...
May 20, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
Longer neutrophil lifespan may contribute to HIV-associated intestinal inflammation
The increased survival of white blood cells called neutrophils is associated with alterations in the intestinal microbiome of HIV-infected individuals, according to a study published April 11 in the open-access journal PLOS ...
Apr 11, 2019
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Medical research
Can changing the microbiome reverse lactose intolerance?
After childhood, about two-thirds of the world's human population loses the ability to digest milk. As far as we know, 100 percent of nonhuman mammals also lose this ability after weaning. The ongoing ability to digest lactose, ...
Apr 11, 2019
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Medical research
Researchers find probiotics may increase intestinal motility in mouse model
Emory researchers have found that adding good bacteria into the intestines can guide the development of the enteric nervous system, also called "the gut brain," while increasing intestinal motility, or movement of the digestive ...
Apr 5, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How childhood infections and antibiotics may increase risks of mental illness
Hospitalization for an infection might leave you at greater risk for mental illness, according to a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry, which draws on data from youth in Denmark up to the age of 17 years.
Feb 22, 2019
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Immunology
Mechanism discovered to activate the body's immune system against bacteria and regulate the microbiome
The microbiome in our intestine plays a vital role in people's health and the immune system Any lack of balance there has not only been linked to chronic inflammatory intestinal inflammation, but also type 2 diabetes and ...
Feb 13, 2019
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Immunology
Scientists identify a new 'watchdog' that controls intestinal bacteria
The immune response to our intestinal microbiota, the community of microorganisms that live in the human gut, ensures that these microorganisms remain in their proper place. When the intestinal immune barrier is damaged, ...
Jan 30, 2019
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Immunology
Small metabolites have big effects on the intestinal immune response
For at least a decade, researchers have known that normal bacteria in the gut can induce intestinal immune cells to extend tentacle-like structures, known as dendrites, to "capture" antigens, triggering both immediate and ...
Jan 23, 2019
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