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Sugar Substitutes, Originally Meant to Reduce Health Risk, May Wreak Havoc on Gut Microbiomes

Medscape Diabetes & EndocrinologyCOMMENTARY Brandy W. Root, RDN DISCLOSURES | August 16, 2024 Commercial sugar substitutes have been used since the late 1800s when saccharin was accidentally developed by a chemist at Johns Hopkins University. Due to widespread sugar rationing during World Wars I and II, saccharin grew in popularity. In more recent times, the...

Predicting cancer immunotherapy response from gut microbiomes using machine learning models
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Predicting cancer immunotherapy response from gut microbiomes using machine learning models

by Impact Journals LLC  Comparisons of gut microbiome between responders and non-responders from the combined dataset. Credit: Liang et al, Oncotarget (2022). DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.28252 A new research paper was published in Oncotarget on July 19, 2022, titled “Predicting cancer immunotherapy response from gut microbiomes using machine learning models.” Cancer immunotherapy has significantly improved patient survival. Yet half of patients do not...