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Here's how coffee is good for your digestion, digestive disorders
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 29 (ANI): A new report reviews the latest research into coffee's effect on digestion, and indicates a potential protective effect against gallstones and gallstone disease, and pancreatitis. The report also highlights other beneficial effects that coffee consumption
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Breathing polluted air linked to weight gain: Study
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Colorado [USA], Mar 15 (ANI): A recent study suggests that breathing dirty air takes a heavy toll on gut bacteria, boosting risk of obesity, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders and other chronic illnesses.
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Study reveals cancer immunotherapy success may depend on gut bacteria
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 7 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers suggest that gut bacteria can penetrate tumour cells and boost the effectiveness of experimental immunotherapy that targets the CD47 protein. The study focused on the response to cancer immunotherapy and if it depends on bacteri
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Gut bacteria may be linked with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Dallas (Texas) [USA], Feb 24 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have identified a distinct collection of bacteria found in the gut that may contribute to and predict the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
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Adaptations in gut microbes helped our ancestors thrive in new geographica
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 22 (ANI): The adaptations which took place in the human gut microbes (microbiome) over several millennia might have helped our ancestors to spread out and thrive in new geographical territories around the world.
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Changes in gut bacteria helped human ancestors to survive in new geographi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 19 (ANI): A new study has suggested that adaptive changes in the microbes inhabiting the human gut (gut microbiome) might be one of the factors responsible for human evolution, allowing our ancestors to survive in new geographic areas and spread around the world.
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Impaired liver function during pregnancy increases obesity risk in childre
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): Impaired liver function in pregnant women may increase the risk of obesity in children by altering their gut bacteria, says a recent study.
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Study discovers unhealthy diet as threat to good gut bacteria
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov 5 (ANI): A new study reveals the fact that the evolution of dietary and hygienic habits in Western countries is associated with a decrease in the bacteria that helps in digestion. It explores the variation and evolution of 'Prevotella copri', a common human gut micr
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Other than junk food, here's another key factor in childhood obesity
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 31 (ANI): Yes, high calorie and junk food are among the leading causes of obesity; but a new study has presented yet another key reason behind obesity in children.
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Study finds new therapy targeting gut bacteria to prevent and reverse food
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 25 (ANI): A new study identifies the species of bacteria in the human infant gut that protect against food allergies, finding changes associated with the development of food allergies and an altered immune response.
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Foetus too has gut bacteria: Study
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Oct 24 (ANI): Foetus has its own microbiome or communities of bacteria living in the gut which helps them to develop their immune system and metabolism.
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Gut bacteria found in mice could help humans with obesity issues
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 26 (ANI): A specific class of bacteria called Clostridia found in the gut of mice prevents them from becoming obese, researchers claim these may similarly control weight in humans.
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