Infertility affects about 15 percent of couples around the world. A couple's fertility depends on both the female's and male's ability to reproduce, which relies on thousands of genes working properly. In the male mouse, ...
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The more diverse species in your gut, the better it is for your health. Now an international team led by the Hudson Institute of Medical Research has found a way to determine which species are important and how they interact ...
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We now know that the microbes that live in our intestines—our microbiome—influence our health in many ways. The balance among competing microbial species is believed to be important in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ...
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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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Yale researchers have discovered a protein that helps protect hosts from infection with the tick-borne spirochete that causes Lyme Disease, a finding that may help diagnose and treat this infection, they report Nov. 11 in ...
Nov 11, 2020
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Scientists who've taken the first look at bacteria in young and healthy vapers' mouths say that the potential for future disease lies just below the surface.
May 27, 2020
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Most people know that good oral hygiene—brushing, flossing, and regular dental visits—is linked to good health. Colorado State University microbiome researchers offer fresh evidence to support that conventional wisdom, ...
Mar 3, 2020
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Tuberculosis, and other life-threatening microbial diseases, could be more effectively tackled with future drugs, thanks to new research into an old antibiotic by the University of Warwick and The Francis Crick Institute.
Dec 5, 2017
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Studying twins from birth through age 2, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that the gut's immune system develops in sync with the gut's tens of trillions of microbes. The findings ...
May 30, 2016
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Scientists have some great news for those who love coffee, tea and wine: Drinking any of these beverages is associated with a healthier and more diverse community of microbes living in the gut.
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