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Fatty Meal Interrupts Gut’s Communication with Body, But Why?

December 19, 2019
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Durham, NC — A high-fat meal can silence communication between the intestine and the rest of the body, according to a new Duke University study in zebrafish. While using the fish to examine cells...

Sugar Binges Increase Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Study Suggests

November 14, 2019
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Edmonton, Canada — Short-term increases in sugar consumption could increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease and have a significant impact on our health, a new study out of the University of...

Bats Don’t Rely on Gut Bacteria the Way Humans Do, Says Study

November 13, 2019
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Chicago, IL — Right now, there are trillions of bacteria living in your gut, making up about one percent of your body weight. They’re supposed to be there–we need them to help us digest...

Researchers Identify Molecule Linking Weight Gain to Gut Bacteria

September 30, 2019
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Dallas, TX — UT Southwestern researchers have found a key driver of the crosstalk that helps synchronize the absorption of nutrients in the gut with the rhythms of the Earth’s day-night light...

Understanding Gut Bacteria: Forces for Good (and Sometimes Evil)

September 12, 2019
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Washington, DC — Back in 2015, an interdisciplinary group of research scientists made their case during a business pitch competition: They want to create a subscription-based service, much like 23andMe,...

Precision Editing of Gut Bacteria Reduces Cancer in Mice

August 1, 2019
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Dallas, TX — UT Southwestern researchers have shown that precision editing of the bacterial populations in the gut reduces inflammation-associated colorectal cancer in mice. The study published...

Transplanting Gut Bacteria Alters Depression-Related Behaviour, Brain Inflammation in Animals

May 7, 2019
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Philadelphia, PA — Scientists have shown that transplanting gut bacteria, from an animal that is vulnerable to social stress to a non-stressed animal, can cause vulnerable behavior in the recipient....

Green Tea Cuts Obesity, Health Risks in Mice

March 14, 2019
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Columbus, OH — Green tea cut obesity and a number of inflammatory biomarkers linked with poor health in a new study. Mice fed a diet of 2 percent green tea extract fared far better than those that...

Faecal Microbiota Transplantation Helps Restore Beneficial Bacteria in Cancer Patients

September 27, 2018
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New York, NY — Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have shown that autologous faecal microbiota transplantation (auto-FMT) is a safe and effective way to help replenish beneficial...

Single Genetic Change in Gut Bacteria Alters Host Metabolism

July 17, 2018
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Boston, MA — Scientists have found that deleting a single gene in a particular strain of gut bacteria causes changes in metabolism and reduced weight gain in mice, according to a study in the journ...

The Secret to Longevity is in the Microbiome and the Gut

May 31, 2018
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Montreal, QC, Canada — You are what you eat. Or so the saying goes. Science now tells us that we are what the bacteria living in our intestinal tract eat and this could have an influence on how well...

Antibiotic Use Increases Risk of Severe Viral Disease in Mice

March 27, 2018
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St. Louis, MO — A study has shown that mice are more susceptible to severe West Nile disease if they have recently taken antibiotics that change the make-up of their gut bacterial community.

Social Stress Leads to Changes in Gut Bacteria, Study Finds

March 9, 2018
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Atlanta, GA — Exposure to psychological stress in the form of social conflict alters gut bacteria in Syrian hamsters, according to a new study by Georgia State University.

Study Indicates Type of Bacteria that Can Counteract Tendency to Depression

December 22, 2017
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Aarhus, Denmark – New research suggests that the micro-organisms known as probiotics, which are normally providing health benefits in the intestines, also have an affect on the brain, or as an...

Study Shows How Immune System Uses Gut Bacteria to Control Glucose Metabolism

November 14, 2016
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Corvallis, OR – Researchers at Oregon State University and other institutions have discovered an important link between the immune system, gut bacteria and glucose metabolism — a “cross-talk”...

New Game Advances Research into the Microbes that Play a Role in Our Health

September 2, 2016
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Montréal, QC, Canada — You may not think of yourself in this way – but in some ways your body is just a host for hundreds of trillions of microbes (including bacteria) that colonize...

Harnessing Novel Gut Bacteria for Human Health

May 9, 2016
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Hinxton, UK — Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have grown and catalogued more than 130 bacteria from the human intestine according to a study published May 4 in Nature.

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