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Study finds how gut microbes play role in regulating stress responsiveness
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
A groundbreaking study has revealed the critical role of gut bacteria in regulating stress responses through interactions with the body's circadian rhythms.
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Researchers find connection between PFAS, kidney function and gut health
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to new research, the link between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and kidney damage could be due to dysregulation of the gut microbiota, which is made up of bacteria and other microorganisms that live in the digestive tract.
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Study reveals gut microbiota influence severity of respiratory viral infec
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to researchers from Georgia State University's Center for Translational Antiviral Research and the Institute for Biomedical Sciences, the composition of the gut microbiota determines how vulnerable mice are to respiratory virus infections and the severity of these infections. Read More
Scientists explain why cancer immunotherapy can cause colitis
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Centre have discovered a mechanism that causes important gastrointestinal difficulties during immune-based cancer treatment.
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Study finds training gut’s immune system to fight harmful effects of emuls
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In a new study, mice with immune systems that had been trained against the microbial protein flagellin did not experience the usual negative consequences of consuming food additive emulsifiers, pointing to a potential new strategy to battle many chronic inflammatory disorders.
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Do you know guts with mature bacteria associated with less allergy-related
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Babies and early children with better-developed populations of gut bacteria are less likely to develop allergy-related wheezing or asthma, according to a study presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy.
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Healthy guts containing mature bacteria linked to less allergy-related wh
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a study presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy, babies and young children with better-developed populations of gut bacteria are less likely to develop allergy-related wheezing or asthma.
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Scientists find common origin behind major childhood allergies
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a new study led by experts at the University of British Columbia and BC Children's Hospital, several major childhood allergies may all be caused by the community of bacteria living in our gut.
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Gut microbiome may increase risk, severity of HIV, EBV disease: Research
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The gut microbiome has drawn the interest of academics and non-scientists alike over the last decade. A recent study has revealed that the bacteria and other microbes in our gut aid in immunity, metabolism, digestion, and the fight against "bad bacteria" that try to infiltrate our systems.
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Study reveals how probiotics help slow age-related cognitive decline
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers discovered that probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) treatment for three months improved the cognitive scores of study participants with mild cognitive impairment. Changes in their gut microbiota were also linked to this improvement in cognition.
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Can probiotics help slow age-related cognitive decline?
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to the findings of a new study, eating a probiotic may help avoid the deterioration in memory and thinking that can occur with ageing. This study could pave the path for new, non-invasive treatments that use the gut flora to slow cognitive loss in the elderly.
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Study reveals widely consumed vegetable oil leads to unhealthy gut
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
High use of soybean oil has been associated with obesity and diabetes, as well as autism, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, and depression. Add ulcerative colitis, a kind of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterised by chronic inflammation of the large intestine, to the growing list.
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