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New precision medicine tool discovers hidden genetic connections that could improve personalized medicine

New precision medicine tool discovers hidden genetic connections that could improve personalized medicine

by Quadram InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAll humans carry genetic variations in their DNA, called Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) that can underlie susceptibility to diseases such a

New precision medicine tool discovers hidden genetic connections that could improve personalized medicine

by Quadram InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAll humans carry genetic variations in their DNA, called Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) that can underlie susceptibility to diseases such a
Can we improve our health with doses of safe, live microbes on a daily basis?

Can we improve our health with doses of safe, live microbes on a daily basis?

by International Scientific Association for Probiotics and PrebioticsCredit: CC0 Public DomainMany everyday foods—from yogurt and other fermented foods to fresh fruits and vegetables—contain live micr

Can we improve our health with doses of safe, live microbes on a daily basis?

by International Scientific Association for Probiotics and PrebioticsCredit: CC0 Public DomainMany everyday foods—from yogurt and other fermented foods to fresh fruits and vegetables—contain live micr
Treating gut pain via a Nobel prize-winning receptor

Treating gut pain via a Nobel prize-winning receptor

by Flinders UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTargeting a receptor responsible for our sense of touch and temperature, which researchers have now found to be present in our colon, could

Treating gut pain via a Nobel prize-winning receptor

by Flinders UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTargeting a receptor responsible for our sense of touch and temperature, which researchers have now found to be present in our colon, could
Pea flour helps malnourished children regain weight and restores gut flora

Pea flour helps malnourished children regain weight and restores gut flora

by Ryan O'hare,Imperial College LondonFuture iterations of the feeds will include legumes along with other (non-milk) carbohydrate sources. This also means they could be produced locally, in

Pea flour helps malnourished children regain weight and restores gut flora

by Ryan O'hare,Imperial College LondonFuture iterations of the feeds will include legumes along with other (non-milk) carbohydrate sources. This also means they could be produced locally, in
New study characterizes the gut virome

New study characterizes the gut virome

by American Society for MicrobiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study has added numerous previously uncharacterized viral genomes and genes to the ever-increasing worldwide pool of hu

New study characterizes the gut virome

by American Society for MicrobiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study has added numerous previously uncharacterized viral genomes and genes to the ever-increasing worldwide pool of hu
New study into cancer cells to help improve chemotherapy effectiveness

New study into cancer cells to help improve chemotherapy effectiveness

by University of LiverpoolTumour microenvironment group. Credit: University of LiverpoolA new Liverpool led study, published inGut, has identified how immune cells in the body can promote t

New study into cancer cells to help improve chemotherapy effectiveness

by University of LiverpoolTumour microenvironment group. Credit: University of LiverpoolA new Liverpool led study, published inGut, has identified how immune cells in the body can promote t
Are you a morning or an evening person? It might be due to your gut bacteria

Are you a morning or an evening person? It might be due to your gut bacteria

by University of Haifa(A) Chronotype distribution. Chronotypes were divided into 7 categories as Extremely early (EE): <01:29; Moderately early (ME): 1:30–2:30; Slightly early (SE): 2:30–3:30;

Are you a morning or an evening person? It might be due to your gut bacteria

by University of Haifa(A) Chronotype distribution. Chronotypes were divided into 7 categories as Extremely early (EE): <01:29; Moderately early (ME): 1:30–2:30; Slightly early (SE): 2:30–3:30;
Why we differ in our ability to fight off gut infections

Why we differ in our ability to fight off gut infections

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneCredit: CC0 Public DomainΤhe ability of the immune system to fight off bacterial, viral and other invading agents in the gut differs between individuals

Why we differ in our ability to fight off gut infections

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneCredit: CC0 Public DomainΤhe ability of the immune system to fight off bacterial, viral and other invading agents in the gut differs between individuals
Study could clarify how microbes can exacerbate cognitive decline

Study could clarify how microbes can exacerbate cognitive decline

by Stuart Wolpert,University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRecent research has found that changes in the gut microbiota—the trillions of bacteria and other microbes

Study could clarify how microbes can exacerbate cognitive decline

by Stuart Wolpert,University of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRecent research has found that changes in the gut microbiota—the trillions of bacteria and other microbes
A new strain of a well-known probiotic might offer help for infants' intestinal problems

A new strain of a well-known probiotic might offer help for infants' intestinal problems

by University of HelsinkiCredit: CC0 Public DomainLacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG, or LGG, is the most studied probiotic bacterium in the world. However, its features are not perfect, as it is un

A new strain of a well-known probiotic might offer help for infants' intestinal problems

by University of HelsinkiCredit: CC0 Public DomainLacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG, or LGG, is the most studied probiotic bacterium in the world. However, its features are not perfect, as it is un
Diet type can increase potentially harmful gas in the gut

Diet type can increase potentially harmful gas in the gut

by Kat Dodge,University of Minnesota Medical SchoolCredit: CC0 Public DomainPublished inClinical Nutrition, researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School looked at the produc

Diet type can increase potentially harmful gas in the gut

by Kat Dodge,University of Minnesota Medical SchoolCredit: CC0 Public DomainPublished inClinical Nutrition, researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School looked at the produc