JUNE 11TH, 2024POSTED BY NADINE YEHYA – UC DAVIS (Credit: Getty Images) TAGS CROHN’S DISEASEFUNGIGUT BACTERIAMEDICATIONSPROBIOTICSYEASTUNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS A common anti-inflammatory drug, mesalamine, can replace the work of good bacteria in fighting the nasty fungus Candida albicans in the gut. C. albicans, or candida, is known to cause yeast infections. In some cases,...
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“Good” bacteria that eliminate “bad” bacteria
A new technology from Tel Aviv University (TAU) will make it possible to insert “good” bacteria into the body or diverse environments for the purpose of injecting toxins and eliminating “bad” bacteria. Researchers believe that the breakthrough, which can target different kinds of bacteria, may become a biological replacement for antibiotics whose efficacy has been on the decline in...
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Good bacteria can temper chemotherapy side effects
Naturally occurring gut bacteria can clean up chemo toxins in the body, study finds In the human gut, good bacteria make great neighbors. A new Northwestern University study found that specific types of gut bacteria can protect other good bacteria from cancer treatments — mitigating harmful, drug-induced changes to the gut microbiome. By metabolizing chemotherapy...
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Curing diseases with good bacteria
Researcher from the Institute of Biology, Leiden have discovered how good intestinal bacteria regulate our innate immune system. This surprising discovery could make it possible to treat diseases related to inflammation, such as diabetes and colitis, with a cocktail of good bacteria. Publication in Nature Communications. Credit: CC0 Public Domain Why bad bacteria are bad for...
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DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: The diet that can banish the agony of IBS – including cutting down on potatoes and calming the gut with ‘good’ bacteria
Do you often get stomach cramps, bloating and other more embarrassing – and distressing – digestive symptoms? If so, you may have irritable bowel syndrome, better known as IBS. It is incredibly common, affecting about 13 million people in the UK. Until quite recently, IBS was seen as largely psychosomatic. And that’s why it was...
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Scientists Are Retooling Bacteria to Cure Disease
By manipulating DNA, researchers are trying to create microbes that, once ingested, work to treat a rare genetic condition — a milestone in synthetic biology. A newborn is tested for PKU, a rare inherited blood disorder, at a hospital in California.CreditCreditSpencer Grant/Science Source In a study carried out over the summer, a group of volunteers...