Posts Tagged ‘microbiome’
Individualized diets are most effective for managing blood sugar levels
An individualized diet based on a person’s genetics, microbiome and lifestyle is more effective in controlling blood glucose (sugar) levels than one that considers only nutritional composition of food, …
Read Full ArticleHow the immune system protects us against bowel cancer
Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered a protective mechanism which is used by the body to protect intestinal stem cells from turning cancerous. …
Read Full ArticleInteraction between bacteria and immune cells promotes intestinal barrier integrity
An international study led by the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and the National Centre for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) has found that Lactobacillus bacteria present …
Read Full ArticleHow gut bacteria affect the treatment of Parkinson’s disease
Patients with Parkinson’s disease are treated with levodopa, which is converted into dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain. University of Groningen show that gut bacteria can metabolize levodopa into dopamine. …
Read Full ArticleAntibiotic disruption of the gut microbiome dysregulates skeletal health
Microbes are often seen as pathogens that cause disease and antibiotics have been used successfully to combat these foreign invaders. In reality, the picture is …
Read Full ArticleFecal transplant effective treatment for ulcerative colitis
Fecal transplant or “Fecal microbiota transplantation” (FMT) can successfully treat patients with ulcerative colitis, new research from the University of Adelaide shows. …
Read Full ArticleGut microbes from healthy infants block milk allergy development in mice
New research suggests that the gut microbiome may help prevent the development of cow’s milk allergy.
Read Full ArticleMetabolite from pomegranate diet reduces inflammatory bowel diseases
Millions of people suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) worldwide, either in the form of ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease, and few effective long-term treatments are available. …
Read Full ArticleGut microbiome protects against acute arsenic toxicity
Research conducted at Montana State University shows that microbes in the human gut play an important role in protecting against arsenic toxicity, a problem that affects an estimated 200 million people …
Read Full ArticleMetabolic syndrome patients need more vitamin C to break cycle of antioxidant depletion
A higher intake of vitamin C is crucial for metabolic syndrome patients trying to halt a potentially deadly cycle of antioxidant disruption and health-related problems, …
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