A new low-calorie sweetener could also improve gut health, study shows

by American Chemical SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainFrom the wide variety of sodas, candies and baked goods that are sold worldwide, it's clear that people love their sweet treats. But consu

Updated on: April 20,2024 13

A new low-calorie sweetener could also improve gut health, study shows

by American Chemical SocietyCredit: CC0 Public DomainFrom the wide variety of sodas, candies and baked goods that are sold worldwide, it's clear that people love their sweet treats. But consu

Updated on:April 20,2024 13

Pathogenic bacteria use a sugar in the intestinal mucus layer to infect the gut, study shows

by University of British ColumbiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and BC Children's Hospital shows the sugar sialic acid

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Pathogenic bacteria use a sugar in the intestinal mucus layer to infect the gut, study shows

by University of British ColumbiaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and BC Children's Hospital shows the sugar sialic acid

Updated on:April 20,2024 18

Even the fetus has gut bacteria, study shows

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study in humans and mice demonstrated that a fetus has its own microbiome, or communities of bacteria liv

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Even the fetus has gut bacteria, study shows

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study in humans and mice demonstrated that a fetus has its own microbiome, or communities of bacteria liv

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Study shows that antibiotic-resistant microbes in the gut make C. difficile more infectious

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaThis photograph depicts Clostridium difficile colonies after 48hrs growth on a blood agar plate; Magnified 4.8X. C. difficile, an anaerobic gram-positive

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Study shows that antibiotic-resistant microbes in the gut make C. difficile more infectious

by Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaThis photograph depicts Clostridium difficile colonies after 48hrs growth on a blood agar plate; Magnified 4.8X. C. difficile, an anaerobic gram-positive

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IBD: How a class of killer T cells goes rogue in inflammatory bowel disease

by John Chang,The ConversationThe balance of memory T cell subtypes changes in individuals with ulcerative colitis. Illustrations created with BioRender.com. Credit: John ChangBetween6 and

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IBD: How a class of killer T cells goes rogue in inflammatory bowel disease

by John Chang,The ConversationThe balance of memory T cell subtypes changes in individuals with ulcerative colitis. Illustrations created with BioRender.com. Credit: John ChangBetween6 and

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A fermented-food diet increases microbiome diversity and lowers inflammation, study finds

by Stanford University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA diet rich in fermented foods enhances the diversity of gut microbes and decreases molecular signs of inflammation, accordi

Updated on: April 15,2024 17

A fermented-food diet increases microbiome diversity and lowers inflammation, study finds

by Stanford University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA diet rich in fermented foods enhances the diversity of gut microbes and decreases molecular signs of inflammation, accordi

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Normal result from gastrointestinal biopsy not protective against later IBD, study finds

by Public Library of ScienceResearchers assess the long-term risk of inflammatory bowel disease after an endoscopic biopsy. Credit: Sora Shimazaki, Pexels (CC0, creativecommons.org/publicdomain/z

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Normal result from gastrointestinal biopsy not protective against later IBD, study finds

by Public Library of ScienceResearchers assess the long-term risk of inflammatory bowel disease after an endoscopic biopsy. Credit: Sora Shimazaki, Pexels (CC0, creativecommons.org/publicdomain/z

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Study finds that reducing intake of simple sugars improves GERD

by Leigh MacMillan,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA reduction in dietary carbohydrates improved both symptoms and objective measurements of gastroesophageal reflux diseas

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Study finds that reducing intake of simple sugars improves GERD

by Leigh MacMillan,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA reduction in dietary carbohydrates improved both symptoms and objective measurements of gastroesophageal reflux diseas

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Study finds higher levels of common diet-associated microbe elevates heart failure risk

by Cleveland ClinicIllustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthNew research at Cleveland Clinic expands

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Study finds higher levels of common diet-associated microbe elevates heart failure risk

by Cleveland ClinicIllustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthNew research at Cleveland Clinic expands

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Pandemic may have changed the gut bacteria of infants, research finds

by Jade McClain,New York UniversityBeta diversity by pandemic group. (A) Pandemic group had significantly different gut microbial richness measured with Unweighted Unifrac distance, which can be

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Pandemic may have changed the gut bacteria of infants, research finds

by Jade McClain,New York UniversityBeta diversity by pandemic group. (A) Pandemic group had significantly different gut microbial richness measured with Unweighted Unifrac distance, which can be

Updated on:April 15,2024 11

Study finds babies' gut microbiome not influenced by mothers' vaginal microbiome composition

by FrontiersCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIt has been a longstanding assumption that birth mode and associated exposure of newborns to their mothers' vaginal microbiome during delivery gr

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Study finds babies' gut microbiome not influenced by mothers' vaginal microbiome composition

by FrontiersCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIt has been a longstanding assumption that birth mode and associated exposure of newborns to their mothers' vaginal microbiome during delivery gr

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Research finds that molecules in vegetables can help to ease lung infection

by The Francis Crick InstituteImage of the mouse lung showing endothelial cells lining the blood vessels in red and nuclei of the cells in blue. Air spaces are the dark areas of the image.

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Research finds that molecules in vegetables can help to ease lung infection

by The Francis Crick InstituteImage of the mouse lung showing endothelial cells lining the blood vessels in red and nuclei of the cells in blue. Air spaces are the dark areas of the image.

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