All Gut Microbiome articles – Page 8
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Gut microbiome variations could predict colorectal cancer risk
New research has identified significant variations in the gut microbiome of individuals who developed pre-cancerous colonic lesions, suggesting a potential connection between gut bacteria and the onset of colorectal lesions and cancers.
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Microbial metabolites linked to Parkinson’s disease
Researchers have uncovered a microbial metabolite’s role in inducing Parkinson’s-like symptoms. This discovery could reshape our understanding of the environmental triggers of Parkinson’s disease.
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A mother mouse needs a diverse gut microbiome to form a healthy placenta
Pregnant mice with no gut microbiome or diminished microbiomes aren’t able to form the healthy placentas necessary for proper fetal development, but supplementing these mice with short-chain fatty acids promotes healthy placental development.
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Microbiome molecule may hamper immune cells’ cancer-fighting abilities
An important group of immune cells in the large bowel - gamma delta T cells - are crucial to preventing bowel cancer, but a molecule linked to gut microbiome diversity may suppress their immune response.
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Breast milk proteins may influence abundance of health-linked gut microbes
New research suggests that specific proteins found in breast milk can influence the abundance of gut microbes necessary for immune system development and overall health in infants.
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Scientists track the bacteria behind life-threatening sepsis in premature babies
Researchers who teamed up with two Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) have found that transmission of sepsis-causing Staphylococcus strains between babies within NICUs was likely.
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Researcher awarded $1.9m to develop model to test phages in the gut
Bryan Hsu, an assistant professor of biological sciences at Virginia Tech, has received a five-year $1.9 million award to develop a model to test the role of lytic bacteriophages, or phages as they are commonly called, in the mammalian gut.
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Oral lipid nanoparticle drug can prevent development of colitis-associated cancer
An oral lipid nanoparticle drug prevents tumor development in mice, suggesting this is a promising drug formulation for preventing colitis-associated cancer, according to a study led by researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University. The findings published in the journal Pharmaceutics report the ...
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Gut bacteria from wild wolves may be key to improving domestic dogs’ health
Gut microbes found in wild wolves may be the key to alleviating a debilitating gastrointestinal condition common to domestic dogs, according to a new study.
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Researcher’s work on silent flagellins earns major award
Sara Clasen, a postdoctoral fellow in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, is the grand prize winner of the prestigious 2023 NOSTER & Science Microbiome Prize.
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Discrimination alters brain-gut ‘crosstalk’, prompting poor food choices
Researchers found altered responses in certain brain regions, and changes in the gut associated with inflammation, oxidative stress and obesity.
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Gut inflammation caused by substance secreted by microbe
A rare subtype of the world’s most common parasite, Blastocystis, has been found to produce a unique by-product of its metabolism, which can cause gut inflammation under normal gut conditions.
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Cows and microbes put to work to reduce greenhouse gases
An international team of scientists is recruiting a surprising ally to make a powerful dent in greenhouse gas emissions: the cow. Animal sciences researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are driving a new project to reduce methane production resulting from rumen fermentation in beef and dairy cattle. The 3-year, ...
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New research reveals gut microbiota link to colitis - and therapetic strategies
Researchers have revealed a new and critical role of Axin1 in regulating intestinal epithelial development and microbial homeostasis.
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Hops compound reduces abundance of gut microbe associated with metabolic syndrome
Researchers have shown in a mouse model and lab cultures that a compound derived from hops reduces the abundance of a gut bacterium associated with metabolic syndrome.
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Proteins in breast milk found to be essential for a baby’s healthy gut
A new study shows variation in the protein composition of breast milk between mothers explains much of the variation in the abundance of key beneficial microbes in the gut of their babies.
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Healthy guts with diverse and mature bacteria linked to less allergy-related wheezing and asthma in early childhood
Babies and young children with more mature communities of bacteria present in their gut are less likely to develop allergy-related wheezing or asthma.
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Intestinal bacteria release molecular ‘brake’ on weight gain
Bacteria that live in the intestines inhibit a molecule that limits the amount of fat absorbed, increasing weight gain in mice fed a high-sugar, high-fat diet, researchers report.
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Covid pandemic may have changed gut bacteria of infants
Infants who spent most of their first year in the pandemic have fewer types of bacteria in their gut than infants born earlier, according to a team of developmental psychology researchers.