(Medical Xpress)—The human body is full of tiny microorganisms—hundreds to thousands of species of bacteria collectively called the microbiome, which are believed to contribute to a healthy existence. The gastrointestinal ...
Aug 19, 2013
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The gut is an unusually noisy place, where hundreds of species of bacteria live alongside whatever microbes happen to have hitched a ride in on your lunch. Scientists have long suspected that the gut's immune system, in the ...
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Diseases such as tuberculosis, anthrax, and shigellosis—a severe food-borne illness—eventually could be treated with an entirely new and more-effective kind of antibiotic, thanks to a team of scientists led by Kenneth ...
Jun 3, 2013
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While recommended screenings beginning at age 45 have helped decrease colorectal cancer cases in older adults, cancer rates are continuing to increase in younger populations.
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Crohn's disease affects four million people worldwide. The condition causes debilitating symptoms such as chronic fatigue, diarrhea, abdominal pain, weight loss and malnutrition. Once symptoms develop, Crohn's is a lifelong ...
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Everyone's got a personal collection of microbiota. You could think of yours as your unique internal pet—at up to 3 percent of your body mass, it's as hefty as a teacup Yorkie or a large guinea pig—requiring care and ...
Sep 20, 2013
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A surge in research projects on the human microbiome—the complex ecosystem of microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract—is bolstering scientific understanding of health, disease and environment. Much of the research ...
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"Smelly" might be the first word that comes to mind when you think of feet.
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For decades, doctors have understood that microbes in the human gut can influence how certain drugs work in the body—by either activating or inactivating specific compounds—but questions have remained about exactly how ...
Jul 24, 2013
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Gut flora, otherwise knows as gut microbiota, are the bacteria that live in our digestive tract. There are roughly one thousand different species of bacteria, that are nourished partly by what we eat. Each person has their ...
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