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3D illustration of Clostridium scindens in the intestine.

Scientists Harness Bile-Converting Bacteria to Heal Damaged Colons

Categories Health

June Round inspects a dish of microbes cultured from the gut. Specific species of microbes appear to reduce the risk of diabetes and may even help restore lost pancreatic function, her results suggest.

Early-Life Gut Microbes May Protect Against Diabetes, Research in Mice Suggests

Categories Health

A Kobe University team found that glucose is excreted into the small intestine, where bacteria transform it into short-chain fatty acids. The endocrinologist OGAWA Wataru explains: “The production of short-chain fatty acids from the excreted glucose is a huge discovery. While these compounds are traditionally thought to be produced through the fermentation of indigestible dietary fibers by gut microbiota, this newly identified mechanism highlights a novel symbiotic relationship between the host and its microbiota.”

Our Bodies Secretly Feed Gut Bacteria Sugar Through Hidden Pathway, Study Reveals

Categories Health

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The Hunt for the Perfect Poop: How One Donor’s Microbes Could Transform Cancer Care

Categories Health

Healthy foods high in fiber

Dietary Fiber’s Anti-Cancer Effects Traced to Direct Genetic Changes

Categories Health

kidney illustration

Hidden Bacterial Communities in Kidneys Shape Stone Formation

Categories Health

Apple with a tape measure

Aussie researchers claim obesity breakthrough via gut microbiome

Categories Health

Young pregnant black woman suffering from headache or migraine, feeling sick, sitting on sofa at home, free space. Sad african american expecting lady touching her forehead and big tummy, home alone

Mouth Bacteria Signal Mental Health Status in Pregnant Women

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

Functions of the gut microbiome. Created with BioRender.com. SCFA, short chain fatty acids.

Gut Microbiome Emerges as Key Player in Multiple Chronic Diseases

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An illustration that depicts the connection between a ketogenic diet and improved mental health.

Keto Diet’s Hidden Power: New Discovery Links Gut Bacteria to Autoimmune Protection

Categories Health

Identifying the genes that viruses ‘steal’ from ocean microbes

Categories Technology

Newborn baby in swaddling

Beneficial Bacteria in Newborns Could Lead to Breakthrough Probiotic Treatments

Categories Health

A colony of Corynebacterium matruchotii, one of the most common bacteria in dental plaque. Credit: Scott Chimileski, Marine Biological Laboratory.

Unusual Cell Division in Common Mouth Bacteria Reshapes Our Understanding of Dental Plaque

Categories Health

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