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Is dairy colostrum the key to Olympic success?
Scientists investigating natural ways to enhance athletic performance have found that bovine colostrum can massively reduce gut permeability — otherwise known as ‘leaky gut syndrome.’ Their findings, published in the March issue of the American J…
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Nanoparticles could help smuggle drugs into the gut, according to a study published this month in the International Journal of Nanotechnology.
There are several drugs that would have more beneficial therapeutic effects if they could be targeted at…
Antibiotics have long-term impacts on gut flora
Short courses of antibiotics can leave normal gut bacteria harbouring antibiotic resistance genes for up to two years after treatment, say scientists writing in the latest issue of Microbiology, published on 3 November.
The researchers believe tha…
Discovery may help scientists boost broccoli’s cancer-fighting power
URBANA — A University of Illinois study has shown for the first time that sulforaphane, the powerful cancer-fighting agent in broccoli, can be released from its parent compound by bacteria in the lower gut and absorbed into the body.
“This disco…
You may not be able to say how you feel about your race
INDIANAPOLIS — A new study from the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis looks at how much African Americans and whites favor or prefer their own racial group over the other, how much they identify with their …
