Prebiotics could help space travelers stay healthy

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit: American Physiological SocietySpace travel can be hard on the human body, but new research suggests that cultivating a healthy gut microbiome could help a

Updated on: April 27,2024

Prebiotics could help space travelers stay healthy

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit: American Physiological SocietySpace travel can be hard on the human body, but new research suggests that cultivating a healthy gut microbiome could help a

Updated on:April 27,2024

Does our gut microbiota really influence our health and life expectancy?

by Éloi Gagnon and Benoit Arsenault,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThe intestinal microbiota is the set of bacteria and viruses that live inside your gut. Microbiota perform a variety

Updated on: May 10,2024

Does our gut microbiota really influence our health and life expectancy?

by Éloi Gagnon and Benoit Arsenault,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThe intestinal microbiota is the set of bacteria and viruses that live inside your gut. Microbiota perform a variety

Updated on:May 10,2024

Gut bacteria linked to fatty deposits in heart arteries

by Uppsala UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a major Swedish study, researchers have discovered a link between the levels of certain bacteria living in the gut and coronary atheroscle

Updated on: March 26,2024

Gut bacteria linked to fatty deposits in heart arteries

by Uppsala UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a major Swedish study, researchers have discovered a link between the levels of certain bacteria living in the gut and coronary atheroscle

Updated on:March 26,2024

A disease trigger for pancreatitis has been identified

by Technical University MunichA Calcium channel is involved in the development of pancreatitis Credit: Prof. Dr. Heiko WittPatients suffering from chronic pancreatitis experience an either recurr

Updated on: April 01,2024

A disease trigger for pancreatitis has been identified

by Technical University MunichA Calcium channel is involved in the development of pancreatitis Credit: Prof. Dr. Heiko WittPatients suffering from chronic pancreatitis experience an either recurr

Updated on:April 01,2024

Antibiotics given in infancy may have adverse impact on adult gut health

by The Physiological SocietyIllustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthPreterm and low birth-weight bab

Updated on: March 28,2024

Antibiotics given in infancy may have adverse impact on adult gut health

by The Physiological SocietyIllustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthPreterm and low birth-weight bab

Updated on:March 28,2024

New bacteria associated with inflammatory bowel disease discovered in mice

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteDisease severity is highly variable in the DSS mouse model. a, Representative images of extremes of midcolon inflammatory response in wild-type C57/BL6 mice afte

Updated on: March 25,2024

New bacteria associated with inflammatory bowel disease discovered in mice

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteDisease severity is highly variable in the DSS mouse model. a, Representative images of extremes of midcolon inflammatory response in wild-type C57/BL6 mice afte

Updated on:March 25,2024

Investigators uncover small molecule to engineer intestinal cell types

by Brigham and Women's HospitalPaneth cells (red) within a small intestinal organoid treated with Xpo1 inhibitor. Credit: Benjamin Mead and Jeff KarpInvestigators at the Brigham and the Broad

Updated on: April 07,2024

Investigators uncover small molecule to engineer intestinal cell types

by Brigham and Women's HospitalPaneth cells (red) within a small intestinal organoid treated with Xpo1 inhibitor. Credit: Benjamin Mead and Jeff KarpInvestigators at the Brigham and the Broad

Updated on:April 07,2024

Frequent use of antibiotics may heighten inflammatory bowel disease risk in adults over 40

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFrequent use of antibiotics may heighten the risk of inflammatory bowel disease—Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis—among adults

Updated on: May 28,2024

Frequent use of antibiotics may heighten inflammatory bowel disease risk in adults over 40

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFrequent use of antibiotics may heighten the risk of inflammatory bowel disease—Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis—among adults

Updated on:May 28,2024

Developing a better understanding of the development of intestinal diseases

by University of BernGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Host & Microbe(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2022.10.002Humans have just as many microbes in their microbiota as there are cells

Updated on: June 17,2024

Developing a better understanding of the development of intestinal diseases

by University of BernGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Host & Microbe(2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2022.10.002Humans have just as many microbes in their microbiota as there are cells

Updated on:June 17,2024

COVID might raise odds for immune disorders like Crohn's, alopecia

by Steven ReinbergIn rare cases, some patients may develop an autoimmune disease following a bout of COVID, Korean researchers report.Conditions such as alopecia (hair loss), psoriasis, vitiligo (whit

Updated on: January 24,2024

COVID might raise odds for immune disorders like Crohn's, alopecia

by Steven ReinbergIn rare cases, some patients may develop an autoimmune disease following a bout of COVID, Korean researchers report.Conditions such as alopecia (hair loss), psoriasis, vitiligo (whit

Updated on:January 24,2024

Tackling the collateral damage from antibiotics

by European Molecular Biology LaboratoryEMBL researchers and colleagues have analysed the effects of 144 antibiotics on our most common gut microbes. Their study substantially improves our unders

Updated on: June 06,2024

Tackling the collateral damage from antibiotics

by European Molecular Biology LaboratoryEMBL researchers and colleagues have analysed the effects of 144 antibiotics on our most common gut microbes. Their study substantially improves our unders

Updated on:June 06,2024

Aging and diet lead to proteome changes in the intestinal epithelium

by Fritz Lipmann InstituteAging has region-specific effects on the proteome of the intestinal epithelium and leads to age-related impairments in adaptation to nutrient availability. (Source: FLI / Ale

Updated on: May 21,2024

Aging and diet lead to proteome changes in the intestinal epithelium

by Fritz Lipmann InstituteAging has region-specific effects on the proteome of the intestinal epithelium and leads to age-related impairments in adaptation to nutrient availability. (Source: FLI / Ale

Updated on:May 21,2024