A rhythmic small intestinal microbiome prevents obesity and type 2 diabetes

by Scott LaFee,University of California - San DiegoIn mouse models, researchers found that how much animals ate and when altered their gut microbiome, sometimes for the worse. Credit: Public dom

Updated on: March 26,2024

A rhythmic small intestinal microbiome prevents obesity and type 2 diabetes

by Scott LaFee,University of California - San DiegoIn mouse models, researchers found that how much animals ate and when altered their gut microbiome, sometimes for the worse. Credit: Public dom

Updated on:March 26,2024

Could a pill help prevent a leading cause of childhood mortality?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert,Northeastern UniversityNeel Joshi, associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology, is a lead author in aPLOS Pathogenspaper that could lay ground

Updated on: April 02,2024

Could a pill help prevent a leading cause of childhood mortality?

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert,Northeastern UniversityNeel Joshi, associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology, is a lead author in aPLOS Pathogenspaper that could lay ground

Updated on:April 02,2024

Maintaining healthy lifestyle might prevent up to 60% of inflammatory bowel disease cases, suggests new research

by British Medical JournalIllustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthAdopting and maintaining a healthy

Updated on: April 02,2024

Maintaining healthy lifestyle might prevent up to 60% of inflammatory bowel disease cases, suggests new research

by British Medical JournalIllustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of HealthAdopting and maintaining a healthy

Updated on:April 02,2024

Vitamin B12 deficiency in pregnancy could pose metabolic health risk, research suggests

Updated on: June 05,2025

Vitamin B12 deficiency in pregnancy could pose metabolic health risk, research suggests

Updated on:June 05,2025

AI reduces miss rate of precancerous polyps in colorectal cancer screening

by Rhoda Madson,Mayo ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainArtificial intelligence reduced by twofold the rate at which precancerous polyps were missed in colorectal cancer screening, reported

Updated on: May 26,2024

AI reduces miss rate of precancerous polyps in colorectal cancer screening

by Rhoda Madson,Mayo ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainArtificial intelligence reduced by twofold the rate at which precancerous polyps were missed in colorectal cancer screening, reported

Updated on:May 26,2024

Study sheds light on how microbiomes might recover from biodiversity loss

by McGill UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainFor decades, scientists have wrestled with rival theories to explain how interactions between species, like competition, influence biodiversity. Track

Updated on: March 13,2024

Study sheds light on how microbiomes might recover from biodiversity loss

by McGill UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainFor decades, scientists have wrestled with rival theories to explain how interactions between species, like competition, influence biodiversity. Track

Updated on:March 13,2024

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

Updated on: March 13,2024

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

Updated on:March 13,2024

Hurdles in health care: Navigating insurance approvals

by Veronica Giarla,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor patients with chronic conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), newer drugs like biologics can

Updated on: April 01,2024

Hurdles in health care: Navigating insurance approvals

by Veronica Giarla,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor patients with chronic conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), newer drugs like biologics can

Updated on:April 01,2024

Transporter's role in gut barrier linked to intestinal dysfunction

by Leigh MacMillan,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe cotransporter NKCC1 moves sodium, potassium and chloride ions across the cell membrane of many cell types, including intestin

Updated on: March 12,2024

Transporter's role in gut barrier linked to intestinal dysfunction

by Leigh MacMillan,Vanderbilt UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe cotransporter NKCC1 moves sodium, potassium and chloride ions across the cell membrane of many cell types, including intestin

Updated on:March 12,2024

Diet, not exercise, may be key to addressing our biggest cause of liver disease

by Edith Cowan UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainEdith Cowan University researchers have found that a chronic disease affecting up to 80 per cent of overweight people may be causing an iron defi

Updated on: March 28,2024

Diet, not exercise, may be key to addressing our biggest cause of liver disease

by Edith Cowan UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainEdith Cowan University researchers have found that a chronic disease affecting up to 80 per cent of overweight people may be causing an iron defi

Updated on:March 28,2024

Probiotic 'backpacks' show promise for treating inflammatory bowel diseases

by University of Wisconsin-MadisonThis schematic illustration shows probiotic bacteria (teal) coated in a layer of biomaterial as they travel through a human intestine. Attached to the bacteria a

Updated on: March 30,2024

Probiotic 'backpacks' show promise for treating inflammatory bowel diseases

by University of Wisconsin-MadisonThis schematic illustration shows probiotic bacteria (teal) coated in a layer of biomaterial as they travel through a human intestine. Attached to the bacteria a

Updated on:March 30,2024

Processed diets might promote chronic infections that can lead to disorders such as diabetes, researchers find

by Georgia State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainProcessed diets, which are low in fiber, may initially reduce the incidence of foodborne infectious diseases such as E. coli infections, but mi

Updated on: April 09,2024

Processed diets might promote chronic infections that can lead to disorders such as diabetes, researchers find

by Georgia State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainProcessed diets, which are low in fiber, may initially reduce the incidence of foodborne infectious diseases such as E. coli infections, but mi

Updated on:April 09,2024