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How gut microbes influence immune response to SARS-CoV-2

An article published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition journal provides an overview of the role of gut microbiota in shaping the host immune response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

17 Nov 2022

Gut microbiome in mice gets stressed within 24 hours on a high-fat diet

In a recent study published in the journal Cell Reports, researchers in Cincinnati, USA, assessed the impact of dietary alteration to a high-fat diet (HFD) on the intestine.

17 Nov 2022

Gut microbiome plays a role in Alzheimer's

In a recent review published in the journal Pharmacological Research, researchers in Brazil investigated the role of gut microbiota in cognition, brain function, behavior, and neurodegenerative disease pathogenesis.

17 Nov 2022

Antibiotic-resistant, opportunistic pathogen enhances the pathogenesis of C. difficile

Clostridioides difficile, often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff, is a bacterium that causes severe intestinal illness and, as its name suggests, can be difficult to study and treat.

16 Nov 2022

Taking probiotics alongside antibiotics can prevent or lessen damage to gut microbiome composition

Millions of antibiotics are prescribed every year. Although they can be incredibly effective at treating infections, antibiotics usually do not solely target the bacteria that is causing infection.

16 Nov 2022

Birth delivery method associated with baby’s immune response to key childhood vaccines

The method by which a baby was delivered is associated with how its immune system will respond to two key childhood vaccines, research suggests.

16 Nov 2022

Metabolomic study of genetic regulation of biochemical individuality

Researchers systematically investigated the genetic makeup of nearly 20,000 women and men in terms of >900 metabolites.

15 Nov 2022

Full-metagenome analysis helps identify depressing gut microbe

In a three-year study, researchers from Skoltech, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics of RAS, the Moscow-based Mental-Health Clinic No. 1 Named After N.A. Alexeev and Serbsky Federal Medical Research Centre of Psychiatry and Narcology have examined how gut microbes in patients with a major depressive disorder are different from those in mentally healthy people.

15 Nov 2022

Study finds a positive impact of exercise on the gut microbiome of cancer patients

Regular physical activity can extend colorectal cancer patients' lives. In a first-ever study, scientists looked at the impact of exercise on the gut microbiome of cancer patients and reported a positive association.

14 Nov 2022

What is the role of macrophage origin, function, and heterogeneity in health and disease?

In a new study, researchers examined the wealth of information available regarding the heterogeneity of tissue macrophages.

14 Nov 2022

Sick profit: Investigating private equity’s stealthy takeover of health care across cities and specialties

Two-year-old Zion Gastelum died just days after dentists performed root canals and put crowns on six baby teeth at a clinic affiliated with a private equity firm.

14 Nov 2022

Study shows inherited risk factors for appendiceal cancer

One of every 10 patients with appendiceal cancer carries a germline genetic variant associated with cancer predisposition, according to a study in JAMA Oncology that is the first to show inherited risk factors for this rare cancer.

11 Nov 2022

Sociability in monkeys associated with higher abundance of beneficial gut bacteria

Social connections are essential for good health and wellbeing in social animals, such as ourselves and other primates. There is also increasing evidence that the gut microbiome – through the so-called 'gut-brain axis' – plays a key role in our physical and mental health and that bacteria can be transmitted socially, for example through touch.

11 Nov 2022

The bacteria we breath in everyday

In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, researchers surveyed the global airborne bacterial communities to understand their community structure and biogeographic distribution patterns. In addition, they examined their interactions with Earth’s other microbiomes, particularly surface habitats.

10 Nov 2022

Understanding the gut-brain connection in metabolic and neurological disorders

The community of microorganisms living in the human gut, known as the gut microbiome, is increasingly recognized as playing a pivotal role in metabolic conditions such as obesity and neurological diseases including Parkinson's disease.

9 Nov 2022

What are the eye complications associated with monkeypox infection?

A new study describes the association between monkeypox infection and eye complications in humans.

9 Nov 2022

Repeated emotional stress in mice provokes irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms

The evidence for the interconnection between emotional states and intestinal conditions has grown recently. These findings have led researchers to speculate about the association between the brain and the gut – the "gut-brain axis."

9 Nov 2022

MGI opens its second overseas Customer Experience Center in Europe

MGI Tech Co. Ltd. (MGI), a company committed to building core tools and technology to lead life science, today announced the opening of its second overseas Customer Experience Center (CEC) in Europe.

9 Nov 2022

Study helps understand the basis of sex differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Significant immunological differences between young men and women were shown to mediate sex differences in the responses to the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a collaborative study of nearly 3,000 young, healthy members of the U.S. Marine Corps.

8 Nov 2022

LSU Health New Orleans to receive patent for a noninvasive test to diagnose fatal condition in preemies

US Patent 11,493,515 will be issued to LSU Health New Orleans on November 8, 2022, for a noninvasive test that more accurately diagnoses a potentially fatal condition in premature infants.

7 Nov 2022

Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

Latest Gastrointestinal Health News and Research

How gut microbes influence immune response to SARS-CoV-2

Gut microbiome in mice gets stressed within 24 hours on a high-fat diet

Gut microbiome plays a role in Alzheimer's

Antibiotic-resistant, opportunistic pathogen enhances the pathogenesis of C. difficile

Taking probiotics alongside antibiotics can prevent or lessen damage to gut microbiome composition

Birth delivery method associated with baby’s immune response to key childhood vaccines

Metabolomic study of genetic regulation of biochemical individuality

Full-metagenome analysis helps identify depressing gut microbe

Study finds a positive impact of exercise on the gut microbiome of cancer patients

What is the role of macrophage origin, function, and heterogeneity in health and disease?

Sick profit: Investigating private equity’s stealthy takeover of health care across cities and specialties

Study shows inherited risk factors for appendiceal cancer

Sociability in monkeys associated with higher abundance of beneficial gut bacteria

The bacteria we breath in everyday

Understanding the gut-brain connection in metabolic and neurological disorders

What are the eye complications associated with monkeypox infection?

Repeated emotional stress in mice provokes irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms

MGI opens its second overseas Customer Experience Center in Europe

Study helps understand the basis of sex differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection

LSU Health New Orleans to receive patent for a noninvasive test to diagnose fatal condition in preemies

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