Our friend here, Clostridium butyricum (also known as C butyricum), is one of the hardest working microbes living in our gut. Without its exhaustive work, we might find ourselves constantly feeling a little under the weather.
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Patients can be reassured that delays in stoma reversal surgery do not affect long-term outcomes according to new research.
Apr 19, 2023
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Chia seeds are a popular superfood but consumers may not be getting the most benefit possible out of them.
Apr 12, 2023
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A new vaccine to protect against deadly cholera has been made by grinding up genetically modified grains of rice. The first human trial has shown no obvious side effects and a good immune response. Researchers based at the ...
Jun 25, 2021
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Fasting before chemotherapy drastically increases the number and diversity of bacteria found in the gut and can improve treatment outcomes, a new study by University of Adelaide researchers has found.
Sep 7, 2020
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One of the causes of breast cancer may be inflammation triggered by harmful bacteria say researchers.
Jan 24, 2020
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The fundamental task of the immune system is discrimination—discrimination between the tissues of its host ('self') and invasive pathogens ('non-self'). In order to turn its destructive powers on the proper targets, it ...
Mar 10, 2017
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Human well being often flourishes under conditions of cooperation with others and flounders during periods of external conflict and strife.
Jun 6, 2016
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Researchers at the University of Chicago have shown that after a long stay in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) only a handful of pathogenic microbe species remain behind in patients' intestines. The team tested these remaining ...
Sep 23, 2014
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(HealthDay)—If you were to switch from vegetarianism to meat-eating, or vice-versa, chances are the composition of your gut bacteria would also undergo a big change, a new study suggests.
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