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Microbiome: Scientists highlight role of harmful gut bacteria in fever afflicting cancer patients
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Microbiome: Scientists highlight role of harmful gut bacteria in fever afflicting cancer patients

by Delthia Ricks, Medical Xpress Schematic of histological quantification of the dense inner colonic mucus layer histologically, following PAS staining. Eight equally radially spaced sites are identified for mucus layer thickness quantification which are then averaged for each sample. Credit: Science Translational Medicine (2022). DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abo3445 An altered gut microbiome is an unexpected cause of fever afflicting...

For cancer patients on immunotherapy, harmful gut bacteria might matter more than helpful ones
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For cancer patients on immunotherapy, harmful gut bacteria might matter more than helpful ones

by Oregon State University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Melanoma patients receiving therapy that helps their immune system kill cancer cells respond to treatment differently depending on the types of microbes in their gut, and new research suggests the microorganisms hindering therapy have more influence than the beneficial ones. Findings by a collaboration that included researchers...