Tackling the Collateral Damage to Our Health From Antibiotics
EMBL scientists pave the way for reducing the harmful side effects antibiotics have on gut bacteria. Antibiotics help us to treat bacterial infections and save…
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EMBL scientists pave the way for reducing the harmful side effects antibiotics have on gut bacteria. Antibiotics help us to treat bacterial infections and save…
Nasal microbiota holds clues to who will develop COVID symptoms from novel coronavirus. The microbiota in the nose and upper throat likely contains biomarkers for…
The strongest associations with weight loss success or failure, independent of BMI, are found in the genetic capacity of the gut microbiome, new research from…
When it rains, plants are not only showered with water, but also microbes. These rain-borne microbes have the opportunity to become part of a plant’s…
Flavonoids found in plants and plant foods such as berries, apples, tea, wine and dark chocolate are known to offer health benefits, including some…
With age, a diet lacking in the essential amino acid tryptophan — which has a key role in our mood, energy level, and immune response…
Fasting before and during exposure to Salmonella enterica bacteria protects mice from developing a full-blown infection, in part due to changes in the animals’ gut…
Research from APC Microbiome Ireland (APC) at University College Cork (UCC) published on August 9, 2021, in the leading international scientific journal Nature Aging introduces…
Technique for editing bacterial genomes can record interactions between cells, may offer a way to edit genes in the human microbiome. Biological engineers at MIT…
Levels of natural antimicrobial molecule fluctuate on a circadian rhythm prompted by resident gut bacteria, study shows. The body’s ability to prevent food poisoning by…
Andrographolide, a popular herbal medicine in Southeast Asia, might restore gut microbiomes and viromes that have been altered by chronic multi-symptom illnesses like Gulf War…
Exposure to antibiotics in utero or after birth could lead to brain disorders in later childhood, says Rutgers researcher. Antibiotic exposure early in life could…
Significantly fewer gut bugs linked to neurotransmitter activity. Children with autism seem to have a distinctive and underdeveloped range and volume of gut bacteria (microbiome)…
Vaccines that balance gut microbial communities may one day be used to improve gastrointestinal health. Bacteria’s role in gut health has received a lot of…
Not only animals and humans host a complex community of microorganisms – plants do this as well. Researchers at ETH Zurich have recently published two…
Sweeteners could cause gut bacteria to invade the intestine. New research has discovered that common artificial sweeteners can cause previously healthy gut bacteria to become…
Study points towards role of gut microbiome in vaccine effectiveness. A new vaccine to protect against deadly cholera has been made by grinding up genetically…
Researchers from Yonsei University in South Korea have found that certain commensal bacteria that reside in the human intestine produce compounds that inhibit SARS-CoV-2. The…