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Early-life gut microbial dysbiosis exacerbates colitis

A recent Research journal study investigated the role of microbiota linked to the anaerobic plasmalogen biosynthetic pathway in establishing intestinal homeostasis. The study hypothesized that the presence of pls [PlsA/R]-positive bacterial species and plasmalogen bestow valuable intestine homeostasis in early life.

13 Apr 2023

Study provides direct evidence of adaptive evolution in the skin microbiome

Human skin is home to millions of microbes. One of these microbes, Staphylococcus aureus, is an opportunistic pathogen that can invade patches of skin affected by eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis.

12 Apr 2023

Placebo in addition to methadone shown to be feasible treatment for opioid use disorder

There were more than 100,000 reported deaths from opioid overdoses in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

12 Apr 2023

Study expands the knowledge about gut viral diversity in healthy infants

Viruses are usually associated with illness. But our bodies are full of both bacteria and viruses that constantly proliferate and interact with each other in our gastrointestinal tract.

11 Apr 2023

Vulvovaginitis and the microbiome: a review of the diagnosis and treatment of acute and recurrent infection

Researchers explored the relationship between microbiome and vulvovaginitis.

11 Apr 2023

Prenatal and early childhood nutritional exposures: a review of the developmental contributions to obesity

Researchers reviewed the latest studies on nutritional exposures during prenatal and early childhood stages.

11 Apr 2023

How does e-cigarette vapor alter the gut microbiome, body weight, and systemic inflammation levels?

Researchers examine the effects of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) vapor on gut microbiome, body weight, and systemic inflammation levels.

11 Apr 2023

Antioxidant-rich phenolic compounds: A key to disease prevention, gut health, and brain homeostasis

Researchers report on the benefits of consuming dietary phenols and their relationship with the intestinal microbiome.

10 Apr 2023

Study examines whether alcohol-associated burn injuries impair cognitive function

The relationship between alcohol use and burn injuries is a negative one in multiple ways. Not only are about 50% of adults who sustain burn injuries intoxicated at the time of injury, suggesting that alcohol use may have contributed to the incident, but alcohol use among burn-injured patients is associated with more severe complications, delayed recovery, and increased morbidity and mortality.

10 Apr 2023

Alzheimer's risk patients may benefit from Mediterranean keto diet, study shows gut microbiome changes

In a recent study published in the Journal of the Alzheimer's Association (AA), researchers examined the effects of a low-carbohydrate-modified Mediterranean ketogenic diet (MMKD) on the gut microbiome and metabolome of patients at risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

9 Apr 2023

ChatGPT can help empower patients and improve health literacy for different populations

A new study by Cedars-Sinai investigators describes how ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, may help improve health outcomes for patients with cirrhosis and liver cancer by providing easy-to-understand information about basic knowledge, lifestyle and treatments for these conditions.

7 Apr 2023

Study illuminates how patients with variants in the PTPN2 gene develop IBD

Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, describes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, two chronic diseases that cause inflammation in the intestines. IBD, which affects about 3 million adults in the United States, is an autoimmune disorder -; a condition in which the body's immune system attacks healthy tissues.

7 Apr 2023

Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Latest Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Early-life gut microbial dysbiosis exacerbates colitis

Study provides direct evidence of adaptive evolution in the skin microbiome

Placebo in addition to methadone shown to be feasible treatment for opioid use disorder

Study expands the knowledge about gut viral diversity in healthy infants

Vulvovaginitis and the microbiome: a review of the diagnosis and treatment of acute and recurrent infection

Prenatal and early childhood nutritional exposures: a review of the developmental contributions to obesity

How does e-cigarette vapor alter the gut microbiome, body weight, and systemic inflammation levels?

Antioxidant-rich phenolic compounds: A key to disease prevention, gut health, and brain homeostasis

Study examines whether alcohol-associated burn injuries impair cognitive function

Alzheimer's risk patients may benefit from Mediterranean keto diet, study shows gut microbiome changes

ChatGPT can help empower patients and improve health literacy for different populations

Study illuminates how patients with variants in the PTPN2 gene develop IBD

Study explores the association between gut microbiome dysbiosis and uveitis

Pathophysiology, comorbidities, and interventions related to childhood obesity

Different drivers lead men and women to develop obesity, study reveals

Exploring the gut microbiome's role in rheumatoid arthritis pathogenesis

Does higher caffeine and coffee intake impact colonic microbiota composition and diversity?

New method for lower respiratory tract infection diagnosis in critically ill children

New imaging technique can improve the treatment of intestinal strictures in Crohn's disease

Naturally produced molecule directly targets and keeps Fusobacteria under control

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