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The microbiome plays a vital role in a healthy diet

A recent study discusses the current national nutritional recommendations from the viewpoint of the gut microbiota.

14 Jun 2022

WTC responders with chronic conditions appear to have severe Covid-19 and long-term sequelae

A study of 1,280 patients treated and monitored at the Stony Brook World Trade Center Health and Wellness Program who also contracted Covid-19 reveals that the responders who have suffered from chronic conditions from WTC exposures and the experience of the 911 tragedy appear to have more infection severity and long-term sequelae than responders who do not have chronic diseases resulting from WTC exposures.

13 Jun 2022

Infants in industrialized nations have fewer gut bacteria that efficiently digest breast milk

The guts of infants are nearly sterile at birth, but they become a community of trillions of microbial cells, known as the microbiome, by the time they reach adulthood.

13 Jun 2022

Researchers show the connection between NAFLD and diabetes risk in children

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common pediatric liver disease, affecting 5 to 8 million children in the United States. In NAFLD, the cells of the liver store large fat droplets, which can affect the function of the liver.

13 Jun 2022

Lifestyle-specific differences in infant gut microbiome composition

A recent study published in Science noted that infant gut microbiome assembly varies with lifestyles.

13 Jun 2022

Risk of severe COVID-19 in adults with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases and those on immune-modifying therapies

Researchers assessed the risk of severe COVID-19 in adults with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases and those on immunomodulatory therapies.

13 Jun 2022

Probiotic bacteria may enhance anti-cancer activities of tamoxifen to reduce ER+ breast cancer risk

Probiotic bacteria may enhance anti-cancer activities of the breast cancer drug tamoxifen and other endocrine-targeted therapies, which could help reduce the risk of estrogen receptive positive (ER+) breast cancer, suggests a new study presented Monday at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

13 Jun 2022

Gut microbiome may be the "black box" of nutrition research

In a recent paper published in the Cell journal, researchers at the University of Alberta, Canada, and the University College Cork, Ireland, analyzed the current nutritional guidelines for gut microbiota.

13 Jun 2022

Abundance of Lactobacillus crispatus linked to lower risk of preterm birth

Globally, preterm birth complications are the leading cause of death for children under the age of 5. Not everyone faces the same risk, though: In the United States, roughly 10% of pregnancies lead to preterm birth, but for Black women, that likelihood is 14%.

10 Jun 2022

Study suggests the gut microbiota may be one of the factors determining the physiological inter-sex differences in pain perception

Researchers investigated whether the gut-brain axis could influence pain thresholds.

10 Jun 2022

Development of infant microbiome varies across a spectrum of lifestyles

A metagenomic comparison of the infant gut microbiota assembly from industrialized and nonindustrialized populations reveals robust and systematic lifestyle-dependent divergences, researchers report.

9 Jun 2022

Alternative remedy to conventional root canals would regenerate lost tooth pulp

Each year, dentists in the United States perform more than 15 million root canals on infected teeth, removing the inflamed pulp and filling the emptied canal with inert materials such as rubber and cement. What remains is a mineral shell in place of a living tooth.

9 Jun 2022

Artificial intelligence-based computational program predicts the 3D structure of rotavirus spike protein

Of the three groups of rotavirus that cause gastroenteritis in people, called groups A, B and C, groups A and C affect mostly children and are the best characterized.

9 Jun 2022

COVID-19 vaccination associated with reduction in hospitalizations and mortality among heart failure patients

Heart failure patients who are unvaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are three times more likely to die if infected with the virus compared to fully boosted heart failure patients, according to new research out of Mount Sinai Heart.

9 Jun 2022

Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Latest Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

The microbiome plays a vital role in a healthy diet

WTC responders with chronic conditions appear to have severe Covid-19 and long-term sequelae

Infants in industrialized nations have fewer gut bacteria that efficiently digest breast milk

Researchers show the connection between NAFLD and diabetes risk in children

Lifestyle-specific differences in infant gut microbiome composition

Risk of severe COVID-19 in adults with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases and those on immune-modifying therapies

Probiotic bacteria may enhance anti-cancer activities of tamoxifen to reduce ER+ breast cancer risk

Gut microbiome may be the "black box" of nutrition research

Abundance of Lactobacillus crispatus linked to lower risk of preterm birth

Study suggests the gut microbiota may be one of the factors determining the physiological inter-sex differences in pain perception

Development of infant microbiome varies across a spectrum of lifestyles

Alternative remedy to conventional root canals would regenerate lost tooth pulp

Artificial intelligence-based computational program predicts the 3D structure of rotavirus spike protein

COVID-19 vaccination associated with reduction in hospitalizations and mortality among heart failure patients

Study confirms benefits and safety of goat milk-based infant formula

Gastrointestinal complications caused by SARS-CoV-2

Study finds striking epigenetic differences in the airway cells of adult children born to asthmatic mothers

New analytical method sheds light on enduring mystery about type 2 diabetes

Addressing the ‘trust factor’: South Carolina researchers tackle health disparities using genetics

Link between COVID-19 severity and microbiome of saliva and nasopharynx

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