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Skin stem cells shuffle sugars as they age
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Skin stem cells shuffle sugars as they age

by University of Tsukuba Age shows nowhere better than on the skin. The ravages of time on skin and the epidermal stem cells that differentiate to replenish its outer layer have been hypothesized, but there has been no method to evaluate their aging at the molecular level. Now, researchers at the University of Tsukuba and...

How microbiome multi-omics can bolster human health
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How microbiome multi-omics can bolster human health

Sequencing technologies are enabling a deeper analysis of the gut’s microbiome. Researchers can now explore what our microbial inhabitants are doing and how they contribute to, or protect from, disease. investigator of the Human Microbiome Bioactives Resource (HMBR), which provides platforms and methods to integrate 16S sequencing, shotgun metagenomics, metatranscriptomics and meta-metabolomics for microbiome discovery....

Species could hold a cure for melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer
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Species could hold a cure for melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer

Could the cure for melanoma — the most dangerous type of skin cancer — be a compound derived from a marine invertebrate that lives at the bottom of the ocean? National Science Foundation-funded scientists led by Alison Murray of the Desert Research Institute in Reno, Nevada, think so. They’re looking to the microbiome of an...

Giant leap in diagnosing liver disease
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Giant leap in diagnosing liver disease

Stool microbes make a challenging diagnosis easier SCHEMATIC SHOWING HOW THE MICROBIOME SIGNATURE FROM STOOL SAMPLES CAN BE USED TO TEST FOR CIRRHOSIS. view more CREDIT: SALK INSTITUTE LA JOLLA–(July 1, 2020) Chronic liver disease represents a major global public health problem affecting an estimated 844 million people, according to the World Health Organization. It...

Existing drugs may limit damage caused by HIV
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Existing drugs may limit damage caused by HIV

by Yale University Yale researchers have identified four drugs that may help minimize the long-term health effects of HIV infection, they report June 23 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Antiretroviral therapy has proved to be a life-saving treatment for those infected with HIV. Yet even after treatment, most patients still harbor latent HIV in...

Tongue microbes provide window to heart health
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Tongue microbes provide window to heart health

EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY CLINICALLY, THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN TONGUE IMAGES, INCLUDING TONGUE COATING AND TONGUE COLOUR BETWEEN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE (CHF) PATIENTS AND HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS. RECENT REPORTS HAVE SUGGESTED ALTERATIONS IN THE TONGUE… view more CREDIT: @EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY 2020 Sophia Antipolis – 23 June 2020: Microorganisms on the tongue could help diagnose...

Tongue microbes provide window to heart health
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Tongue microbes provide window to heart health

EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY CLINICALLY, THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN TONGUE IMAGES, INCLUDING TONGUE COATING AND TONGUE COLOUR BETWEEN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE (CHF) PATIENTS AND HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS. RECENT REPORTS HAVE SUGGESTED ALTERATIONS IN THE TONGUE… view more CREDIT: @EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY 2020 Sophia Antipolis – 23 June 2020: Microorganisms on the tongue could help diagnose...

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AGA does not recommend the use of probiotics for most digestive conditions

New AGA guideline finds that evidence to support use of probiotics to treat digestive diseases is greatly lacking, identifying only three clinical scenarios where probiotics may benefit patients AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION Bethesda, MD (June 9, 2020) — It is estimated that more than 3.9 million American adults have taken some form of probiotics, with many...