Microbiome therapeutic beats placebo for recurrent C. difficile

(HealthDay)—An investigational microbiome therapeutic composed of purified Firmicutes spores, SER-109, is superior to placebo for treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, according t

Updated on: May 17,2024

Microbiome therapeutic beats placebo for recurrent C. difficile

(HealthDay)—An investigational microbiome therapeutic composed of purified Firmicutes spores, SER-109, is superior to placebo for treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, according t

Updated on:May 17,2024

Gut bacteria influence brain development

by University of ViennaSeki et al. have established a comprehensive, time-resolved profile of microbiota, immune, and neurophysiological development in premature infants. Their research linked ea

Updated on: February 19,2024

Gut bacteria influence brain development

by University of ViennaSeki et al. have established a comprehensive, time-resolved profile of microbiota, immune, and neurophysiological development in premature infants. Their research linked ea

Updated on:February 19,2024

Research may speed identification of patients who need liver transplants

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearch findings from Rutgers, the University of Michigan, the University of Texas Southwestern, and the Medical University of South Carolin

Updated on: April 09,2024

Research may speed identification of patients who need liver transplants

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearch findings from Rutgers, the University of Michigan, the University of Texas Southwestern, and the Medical University of South Carolin

Updated on:April 09,2024

Evidence of horizontal gene transfer between human maternal microbiome and infant gut microbiome

by Cell PressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have discovered a new mode of vertical mother-to-infant microbiome transmission, where microbes in the maternal gut shared genes with mi

Updated on: May 26,2024

Evidence of horizontal gene transfer between human maternal microbiome and infant gut microbiome

by Cell PressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have discovered a new mode of vertical mother-to-infant microbiome transmission, where microbes in the maternal gut shared genes with mi

Updated on:May 26,2024

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

Updated on: May 19,2024

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

Updated on:May 19,2024

Gastro or endometriosis? How your GP discusses uncertainty can harm your health

by Maria R. Dahm,The ConversationCredit: Sora Shimazaki/PexelsYou wake with stomach pain that worsens during the day and decide to see your doctor. You describe your symptoms and your doctor exa

Updated on: May 10,2024

Gastro or endometriosis? How your GP discusses uncertainty can harm your health

by Maria R. Dahm,The ConversationCredit: Sora Shimazaki/PexelsYou wake with stomach pain that worsens during the day and decide to see your doctor. You describe your symptoms and your doctor exa

Updated on:May 10,2024

Dietary folate, magnesium, and dairy products may all help stave off bowel cancer

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainFolate, magnesium, and dairy products may all help stave off bowel cancer, but there's no evidence that garlic or onions, fish, tea or coffe

Updated on: March 28,2024

Dietary folate, magnesium, and dairy products may all help stave off bowel cancer

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainFolate, magnesium, and dairy products may all help stave off bowel cancer, but there's no evidence that garlic or onions, fish, tea or coffe

Updated on:March 28,2024

Exploring how what you eat and can tell you how your microbiota evolves

by Instituto Gulbenkian de CienciaCredit: CC0 Public DomainOur gut is inhabited by a diverse community of microbes, the gut microbiota. This community, composed of hundreds of different species,

Updated on: May 21,2024

Exploring how what you eat and can tell you how your microbiota evolves

by Instituto Gulbenkian de CienciaCredit: CC0 Public DomainOur gut is inhabited by a diverse community of microbes, the gut microbiota. This community, composed of hundreds of different species,

Updated on:May 21,2024

Link between Alzheimer's disease and gut microbiota is confirmed

by University of GenevaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. Still incurable, it directly affects nearly one million people in Europe, an

Updated on: February 19,2024

Link between Alzheimer's disease and gut microbiota is confirmed

by University of GenevaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. Still incurable, it directly affects nearly one million people in Europe, an

Updated on:February 19,2024

Capsule-sized ingestible biobatteries could allow new view of digestive system

by Chris Kocher,Binghamton UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainTech companies have developed many devices that work outside the body, such as cell phones, smart watches, tablets and hundreds of o

Updated on: June 08,2024

Capsule-sized ingestible biobatteries could allow new view of digestive system

by Chris Kocher,Binghamton UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainTech companies have developed many devices that work outside the body, such as cell phones, smart watches, tablets and hundreds of o

Updated on:June 08,2024

Fiber, FODMAP, micronutrient intake lower in patients with active IBD

(HealthDay)—Compared with individuals without inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), those with active IBD have lower intakes of fiber; fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and pol

Updated on: June 12,2024

Fiber, FODMAP, micronutrient intake lower in patients with active IBD

(HealthDay)—Compared with individuals without inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), those with active IBD have lower intakes of fiber; fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and pol

Updated on:June 12,2024

Switch to biosimilar drugs may pose legal challenges for doctors

by Helen Metella,University of AlbertaCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe Alberta government's plan for many arthritis, diabetes and Crohn's disease patients to switch to less expensive medicat

Updated on: June 20,2024

Switch to biosimilar drugs may pose legal challenges for doctors

by Helen Metella,University of AlbertaCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe Alberta government's plan for many arthritis, diabetes and Crohn's disease patients to switch to less expensive medicat

Updated on:June 20,2024