By Nick Lavars, November 15, 2020 A new study has highlighted the role gut bacteria may play in Alzheimer’s disease, while inflammation may also have a part to play Research into the relationship between the brain and the bacteria in our bellies is uncovering links to an increasing number of neurological conditions, with Alzheimer’s among them....
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA IMAGE: DAVID GOZAL, MD, THE MARIE M. AND HARRY L. SMITH ENDOWED CHAIR OF CHILD HEALTH AT THE MU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a chronic sleep condition affecting more than one billion people worldwide. Evidence suggests OSA can alter the gut microbiome (GM) and may promote OSA-associated co-morbidities,...
by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress Credit: CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in China has found that the makeup of the gut microbiome can be a determiner for the efficacy of exercise with prediabetics. In their paper published in the journal Cell Metabolism, the group describes their study of prediabetic...
Antibiotic treatment can disrupt the gut microbiome at the strain level, with changes lasting as long as 6 months UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Trillions of microbes in the intestine aid human health, including digestion of breast milk, breaking down fiber and helping control the immune system. However, antibiotic treatment is known...
by Washington University School of Medicine As people go through their daily and nightly routines, their digestive tracts follow a routine, too: digesting food and absorbing nutrients during waking hours, and replenishing worn-out cells during sleep. Shift work and jet lag can knock sleep schedules and digestive rhythms out of whack. Such disruptions have been linked...
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD The millions of bacteria residing in the gut play a very important role in health and in disease. However, a constant issue has been the lack of understanding of the actual composition of the healthy human gut microbiome. Now, a group of scientists have come up with a new method for...
The gut microbiome is a complex, interconnected ecosystem of species. And, like any ecosystem, some organisms are predators and some are prey. A new study led by investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Wyss Institute investigates the impact of bacteriophage, viruses that infect and kill bacteria. They find that phage can have a profound impact on the dynamics of the gut microbiome, not...
by Cancer Research UK Our body is home to around 39 trillion bacteria, with the majority living in the gut. Credit: Cancer Research UK”The microbiome is a huge part of who we are,” says Dr. Marios Giannakis. “We have more microbes in our bodies than human cells and yet we still don’t fully understand the role they play in health and disease.”...
The intestinal microbiome is not only key for food processing but an accepted codeterminant for various diseases. Researchers led by the University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) identified effects of nanoparticles on intestinal microorganisms. The ultra-small particles adhere to intestinal microorganisms, thereby affecting their life cycle as well as cross talk with...
Cells that provide structural support to the intestine’s interior lining also have special defenses against toxins DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL The master regulators of gut stem cells, called intestinal myofibroblasts, have pumps that protect them, and thus the gut, from the toxic effects of a wide range of compounds, including the anticancer drug tamoxifen, according to...
