AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Probiotics can help maintain a healthy gut microbiome or restore populations of “good bacteria” after a heavy course of antibiotics. But now, they could also be used as an effective treatment strategy for certain intestinal diseases, such as Crohn’s disease. Researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have developed a microgel delivery system for probiotics that keeps...
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Common Gut Bacteria Linked to Parkinson’s Disease
Megan Brooks May 12, 2023 A common gut bacteria may play a role in the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD) by causing aggregation of the alpha-synuclein protein, a key feature in the pathology of PD, a small study suggests. Environmental factors as well as genetics are also suspected to play a role in PD etiology, although the exact cause...
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Scientists identify compounds that reduce the harmful side effects of antibiotics on gut bacteria
by European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases A medical illustration of Clostridioides difficile bacteria, formerly known as Clostridium difficile, presented in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publication entitled, Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2019. Credit: CDC Antibiotics help to fight bacterial infections, but they can also harm the...
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GUT BACTERIA DISCOVERY COULD BRING NEW PROBIOTICS
The microbes that inhabit the gut are critical for human health. Understanding the factors that encourage the growth of beneficial bacterial species—known as “good” bacteria—in the gut may enable medical interventions that promote gut and overall human health. Specifically, the team discovered that one of the most abundant beneficial species found in the human gut...
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Gut bacteria may play a role in diabetes
by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Correlations among abundance levels of 12 species associated with insulin homeostasis traits or dysglycemia. Correlation coefficients are displayed, with shades of red representing positive values and shades of blue representing negative values. The two clusters of species are outlined with squares. *P < 0.05 and >0.01; **P < 0.01 and ≥0.0001;...
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COVID-19 virus increases risk for other infections by disrupting normal mix of gut bacteria
by NYU Langone Health SARS-CoV-2 infection causes gut microbiome alterations in mice. K18-hACE2 mice were infected intranasally with 0 or 104 PFU of SARS-CoV-2. Fecal samples for microbiome analyses were collected daily from day 0 (before infection) until sacrifice; mice were sacrificed on days 5–7. Results show pooled data from three independent experiments with n = 3–5 mice...
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New evidence linking gut bacteria with rheumatoid arthritis development
By Rich Haridy October 19, 2022 New research speculates immune antibodies targeting a gut bacteria protein could play a role in the development of rheumatoid arthritis Depositphotos A study published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatology has provided new evidence gut bacteria plays a role in the development of rheumatoid arthritis. The research suggests an abnormal immune...
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Flying under the radar: Multi-drug-resistant bacteria hides among gut bacteria of asymptomatic human carriers
AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH (A*STAR), SINGAPORE IMAGE: A 3D REPRESENTATION OF THE HUMAN GUT MICROBIOME WHERE CPE AND DIVERSE BACTERIA RESIDE. (CREDIT: A*STAR’S GENOME INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE) CREDIT: CREDIT: A*STAR’S GENOME INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE Scientists from A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have discovered how Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE)—a multi-drug-resistant bacteria—hides among gut bacterial...
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Online atlas shows strong link between gut bacteria and metabolites
by Uppsala University The study is based on analyses of both fecal and blood samples from 8,583 participants in the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS). Credit: Petra Olsson There are strong links between bacteria living in the gut and the levels of small molecules in the blood known as metabolites. This is the finding of...
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Transplanted gut bacteria causes cardiovascular changes in mice
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care have discovered how obstructive sleep apnea affects the gut microbiome in mice and how transplanting gut bacteria from sleep apnea affected mice can cause cardiovascular changes in the recipient mice. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a chronic sleep condition affecting more than 1...