Your microbiome shapes your life, but where did it come from?

by Carnegie Institution for ScienceCredit: Navid Marvi, Carnegie Institution for ScienceThe gut microbiome is an ecosystem of hundreds to thousands of microbial species living within the human bo

Updated on: May 28,2024

Your microbiome shapes your life, but where did it come from?

by Carnegie Institution for ScienceCredit: Navid Marvi, Carnegie Institution for ScienceThe gut microbiome is an ecosystem of hundreds to thousands of microbial species living within the human bo

Updated on:May 28,2024

Pea flour helps malnourished children regain weight and restores gut flora

by Ryan O'hare,Imperial College LondonFuture iterations of the feeds will include legumes along with other (non-milk) carbohydrate sources. This also means they could be produced locally, in

Updated on: May 19,2024

Pea flour helps malnourished children regain weight and restores gut flora

by Ryan O'hare,Imperial College LondonFuture iterations of the feeds will include legumes along with other (non-milk) carbohydrate sources. This also means they could be produced locally, in

Updated on:May 19,2024

New fundamental knowledge of the 'abdominal brain'

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Karolinska Institutet have succeeded in mapping the neuron types comprising the enteric nervous system in the intestine of

Updated on: June 17,2024

New fundamental knowledge of the 'abdominal brain'

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Karolinska Institutet have succeeded in mapping the neuron types comprising the enteric nervous system in the intestine of

Updated on:June 17,2024

Young people with IBD five times more likely to develop serious infections

by SAGE PublicationsCredit: CC0 Public DomainYoung patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are five times more likely than the general population to develop viral infections that can lead

Updated on: June 14,2024

Young people with IBD five times more likely to develop serious infections

by SAGE PublicationsCredit: CC0 Public DomainYoung patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are five times more likely than the general population to develop viral infections that can lead

Updated on:June 14,2024

A deep look into the gut's hormones

by Hubrecht InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainDid you ever wonder where that sudden feeling of hunger comes from when your empty stomach rumbles? Thousands of hormone-producing cells, or enteroen

Updated on: May 23,2024

A deep look into the gut's hormones

by Hubrecht InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainDid you ever wonder where that sudden feeling of hunger comes from when your empty stomach rumbles? Thousands of hormone-producing cells, or enteroen

Updated on:May 23,2024

Consumer Health: Who is at risk for inflammatory bowel disease?

by Laurel KellyMicrograph showing inflammation of the large bowel in a case of inflammatory bowel disease. Colonic biopsy. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Researchers estimate that more than half a mill

Updated on: May 09,2024

Consumer Health: Who is at risk for inflammatory bowel disease?

by Laurel KellyMicrograph showing inflammation of the large bowel in a case of inflammatory bowel disease. Colonic biopsy. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0Researchers estimate that more than half a mill

Updated on:May 09,2024

Fecal microbiota transplants: Two reviews explore what's worked, what hasn't, and where we go from here

by Cell PressCredit: CC0 Public DomainFecal microbiota transplants are the most effective and affordable treatment for recurrent infections with Clostridioides difficile, an opportunistic bacteri

Updated on: June 22,2024

Fecal microbiota transplants: Two reviews explore what's worked, what hasn't, and where we go from here

by Cell PressCredit: CC0 Public DomainFecal microbiota transplants are the most effective and affordable treatment for recurrent infections with Clostridioides difficile, an opportunistic bacteri

Updated on:June 22,2024

New technology enables wireless modulation of gut and brain neural circuits

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyThese flexible fibers, which are embedded with sensors and light sources, can be used to manipulate and monitor the connections between the brain and the d

Updated on: April 29,2024

New technology enables wireless modulation of gut and brain neural circuits

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyThese flexible fibers, which are embedded with sensors and light sources, can be used to manipulate and monitor the connections between the brain and the d

Updated on:April 29,2024

Severe bowel condition on the rise in the UK

by University of LiverpoolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainExperts, including academics at the University of Liverpool, have raised concerns about the number of people suffering with undiagnosed

Updated on: March 28,2024

Severe bowel condition on the rise in the UK

by University of LiverpoolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainExperts, including academics at the University of Liverpool, have raised concerns about the number of people suffering with undiagnosed

Updated on:March 28,2024

Could a poo transplant one day be the secret of eternal youth?

by University of East AngliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainFecal transplants could one day be used as a therapy to restore cognitive function in the elderly—according to new research from the Universit

Updated on: June 20,2024

Could a poo transplant one day be the secret of eternal youth?

by University of East AngliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainFecal transplants could one day be used as a therapy to restore cognitive function in the elderly—according to new research from the Universit

Updated on:June 20,2024

Factors associated with nonresponse to FMT identified in IBS

For patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), those who are male and/or have low Alistipes levels are more likely to be nonresponders to fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), according to a stud

Updated on: February 19,2024

Factors associated with nonresponse to FMT identified in IBS

For patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), those who are male and/or have low Alistipes levels are more likely to be nonresponders to fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), according to a stud

Updated on:February 19,2024

Exclusion diet may ease refractory ulcerative colitis

(HealthDay)—An ulcerative colitis exclusion diet (UCED) shows promise as an independent therapy for patients with refractory disease, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in theJournal

Updated on: May 28,2024

Exclusion diet may ease refractory ulcerative colitis

(HealthDay)—An ulcerative colitis exclusion diet (UCED) shows promise as an independent therapy for patients with refractory disease, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in theJournal

Updated on:May 28,2024