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Study may have solved a mystery surrounding Crohn’s disease

A new study may have solved a mystery surrounding Crohn's disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease in which immune defenses meant to attack invading microbes instead mistakenly target the body's own digestive tract.

5 Oct 2022

What is the association between maternal weight status and the composition of the milk microbiome?

Researchers reviewed current literature to determine correlations between human milk microbiota and maternal weight based on pregnancy and postpartum BMI and gestational weight gain.

5 Oct 2022

The sexual dimorphisms in the epidemiology and pathophysiology of obesity

Researchers reviewed the sexual dimorphisms in obesity.

30 Sep 2022

Breath tests can lead to more personalized therapies for IBS patients

A new study led by Cedars-Sinai investigators found using breath tests to identify gut gas profiles can potentially help lead to more personalized therapies for people diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

30 Sep 2022

The compositional and functional diversity of the gut fungal microbiome

Researchers assessed the role of gut bacterial microbiome assembly and the gut mycobiome in relation to health, pathology, and clinical applications.

30 Sep 2022

Gut microbiome could contribute to a person's risk for HIV infection, research suggests

New UCLA-led research suggests certain gut bacteria -- including one that is essential for a healthy gut microbiome – differ between people who go on to acquire HIV infection compared to those who have not become infected.

30 Sep 2022

How are diet and exercise in bodybuilders associated with the gut microbiota and metabolites?

A recent study explored the diet-exercise-gut microbiome dynamics in male bodybuilders.

30 Sep 2022

Gut microbiome likely to contribute to HIV infection

30 Sep 2022

Study suggests the immune system may benefit from a measure of stress

Stress has been linked to all sorts of serious health issues, from insomnia to high blood pressure, obesity and even heart disease. But it's generally acknowledged that some stress can also be helpful, like when someone's chasing a work deadline.

28 Sep 2022

Bile acids play an important role in regulating gut microbiome

Scientists performe in vitro and in vivo experiments to investigate the antimicrobial effects of different bile acids on various microorganisms.

27 Sep 2022

How the gut microbiome could affect COVID-19 severity

Researchers review the potential role of the gut microbiome in determining severe COVID-19.

27 Sep 2022

Lab-grown ‘pigmented’ skin-equivalent commercially available for the first time

Labskin and University of Bradford team up to bring new science in skin health to greater diversity for skin types.

From Labskin 27 Sep 2022

Consumption of highly refined fiber may increase liver cancer risk in some people

Many people commonly consume fiber-enriched foods to promote weight loss and prevent chronic diseases such as diabetes and cancer.

26 Sep 2022

Does leptin play a role in Parkinson’s disease?

Scientists review in vitro and in vivo evidence associated with Parkinson's disease and leptin.

26 Sep 2022

In vitro gut models reveal how microplastics affect the GI tract

Researchers hypothesize that exposure to polyethylene microplastics affect the human adult GI system in vitro under realistic conditions.

26 Sep 2022

UTHSC professor receives $5 million to explore the gut as therapeutic target for treating disease

Radhakrishna Rao, PhD, vice-chair and professor in the Department of Physiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has received two large national awards totaling $5 million for separate studies involving the gut as a therapeutic target for treating disease.

26 Sep 2022

Study finds strong links between certain gut bacteria and small molecules in the blood

There are strong links between bacteria living in the gut and the levels of small molecules in the blood known as metabolites.

23 Sep 2022

Gut microbiomes help bears to achieve comparable size while eating widely different diets

A recent study of the gut microbiome of Alaskan brown bears (Ursus arctos) shows that the microbial life in bears' guts allows them to achieve comparable size and fat stores while eating widely different diets.

22 Sep 2022

Public-private collaboration receives grant for research on microbiota-boosted cancer therapy

Health~Holland has awarded close to € 800,000 to a public-private partnership between UMC Utrecht, Artizan Biosciences, Inc. (USA) and MicroViable Therapeutics (Spain) to unravel how the intestinal microbiota can be exploited to boost cancer immunotherapy and limit therapy side-effects.

21 Sep 2022

Genome-based microbiome signature associated with the severity and prognosis of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients

Researchers evaluated the association between guild-level microbiome signature and the severity and prognosis of SARS-CoV-2 infections by a genome-level metagenomic analysis.

21 Sep 2022

Microbiome News and Research

Latest Microbiome News and Research

Study may have solved a mystery surrounding Crohn’s disease

What is the association between maternal weight status and the composition of the milk microbiome?

The sexual dimorphisms in the epidemiology and pathophysiology of obesity

Breath tests can lead to more personalized therapies for IBS patients

The compositional and functional diversity of the gut fungal microbiome

Gut microbiome could contribute to a person's risk for HIV infection, research suggests

How are diet and exercise in bodybuilders associated with the gut microbiota and metabolites?

Gut microbiome likely to contribute to HIV infection

Study suggests the immune system may benefit from a measure of stress

Bile acids play an important role in regulating gut microbiome

How the gut microbiome could affect COVID-19 severity

Lab-grown ‘pigmented’ skin-equivalent commercially available for the first time

Consumption of highly refined fiber may increase liver cancer risk in some people

Does leptin play a role in Parkinson’s disease?

In vitro gut models reveal how microplastics affect the GI tract

UTHSC professor receives $5 million to explore the gut as therapeutic target for treating disease

Study finds strong links between certain gut bacteria and small molecules in the blood

Gut microbiomes help bears to achieve comparable size while eating widely different diets

Public-private collaboration receives grant for research on microbiota-boosted cancer therapy

Genome-based microbiome signature associated with the severity and prognosis of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients

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