Beer and bread yeast-eating bacteria aid human health (Newcastle University)
(Source: Newcastle University) Bacteria that have evolved to eat their way through yeast in the human gut could inform the development of new treatments for people suffering from bowel diseases. Led by...
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June 18, 2014 -- Updated 1131 GMT (1931 HKT) The good news is that you can reset your gut bacteria, swapping bad flora for good. (CNN) -- They are terms previously not part of polite conversation --...
View ArticleResearch explains how we live in harmony with friendly gut bacteria (Yale...
(Source: Yale University) January 1, 2015 Stability in the composition of the hundred trillion bacterial cells in the human gastrointestinal tract is crucial to health, but scientists have been...
View ArticleMix of Bacteria in Gut May Depend More on Diet than Genes (UCSF - University...
(Source: UCSF - University of California, San Francisco) Genes are important, but diet may be even more important in determining the relative abundance of the hundreds of health-shaping bacterial...
View Article>Breastfed Infants Have Higher Quality of Life Thanks to Friendly Gut...
Dr. Farshid Sam Rahbar of Los Angeles Integrative Gastroenterology and Nutrition explains the implications of a new study linking infant health to beneficial gut bacteria to breastfeeding. Beverly...
View ArticleRina Dhaka collaborates with Nokia for WIFW
New Delhi, March 20: Fashion designer Rina Dhaka has tied up with Nokia to create her exclusive Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) autumn-winter 2014 collection. Dhaka organised the preview of...
View ArticleBenefit of eating chocolate require a key ingredient and a healthy gut
The debate over whether or not consuming dark chocolate promotes health and how it does this may be closer to a resolution, or at least for one component of dark chocolate; cocoa powder. For centuries...
View ArticleFermented Food Linked to Mental Health
By Jane Collingwood Associate News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on January 31, 2015 ~ 3 min read Recent research has investigated the intriguing link between mental health and the activity...
View ArticleNew Vitality Health Foods, Inc. Provides Tips On How Specially Formulated...
Probiotics, in both infants and toddlers, have shown positive results in supporting the development of a healthy balanced gut micro flora and overall immune system development. Orland Park, IL (PRWEB)...
View Article>New Vitality Health Foods, Inc. Provides Tips On How Specially Formulated...
Probiotics, in both infants and toddlers, have shown positive results in supporting the development of a healthy balanced gut micro flora and overall immune system development. Orland Park, IL (PRWEB)...
View ArticleGut Bacteria May Influence Cravings, Moods
By Traci Pedersen Associate News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on August 18, 2014 ~ 2 min read The bacteria found in our digestive tracts may be affecting both our cravings and moods, and...
View ArticleAussie honey good for gut health: new research uncovers prebiotic qualities...
(Source: RIRDC - Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation) Aussie honey good for gut health: new research uncovers prebiotic qualities 08 May 2014 A world-first study released today has...
View ArticleFecal Microbiota Transplant Cures C. diff, Blocks Multi-Drug Resistant...
(Source: ASM - American Society for Microbiology) Washington, D.C. - May 6, 2015 - A fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) not only cured a case of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection in a 66 year...
View ArticleFirst Look at Breast Microbiota Raises Tantalizing Questions (ASM - American...
(Source: ASM - American Society for Microbiology) CONTACT: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org WASHINGTON, DC - March 24, 2014 - The female breast contains a unique population of microbes relative to the rest...
View ArticleFecal Transplants Restore Healthy Bacteria and Gut Functions (ASM - American...
(Source: ASM - American Society for Microbiology) CONTACT: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org WASHINGTON, DC - June 17, 2014 - Fecal microbiota transplantation --- the process of delivering stool bacteria...
View ArticleBreastfeeding enhances kids' immune system
Washington, May 08: A new study has revealed that breastfeeding promotes the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gut of the kids, which builds their immune system. According to the study by National...
View ArticleBreastfeeding enhances childs' immune system
Washington: A new study has revealed that breastfeeding promotes the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gut of the kids, which builds their immune system....
View ArticleProbiotics help balance the good and bad in your gut
We are not alone. On any given day, we’re in the company of 100 trillion bacteria living in our gut. From our mouth to our bottom end, microbiota, a helpful type of bacteria commonly called “gut...
View ArticleBreastfeeding promotes the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gut (DTU -...
(Source: DTU - Danmarks Tekniske Universitet) The nutritional factor that has the greatest impact on the development of a child's gut flora is whether the child is breastfed, according to a new study...
View ArticleStudies of Gut Flora in Infants and Toddlers Could Lead to Better Health (ASM...
(Source: ASM - American Society for Microbiology) CONTACT: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org WASHINGTON, DC - March 20, 2014 - Breastfeeding until at least nine months of age increases prevalence in the...
View ArticleBreastfeeding ups healthy bacteria in infants
Researchers have suggested that breastfeeding until at least nine months of age increases prevalence in the gastrointestinal tract of Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria, species which are known to...
View ArticleBreastfeeding could increase healthy bacteria in infants
Washington, March 21: Researchers have suggested that breastfeeding until at least nine months of age increases prevalence in the gastrointestinal tract of Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria, species...
View ArticleFriends With Benefits -- Getting to Know Your Gut Microbiome
by guest blogger Pam Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, best-selling author and expert on health, fitness, and nutrition When we're hungry, we often hear familiar growling sounds emanating from deep inside our...
View ArticleThe Pros of Prebiotics
By now, most people are aware of the many benefits of probiotic supplementation, including improved digestive health. However, a relatively new area of study regarding the digestive system concerns...
View ArticleYour Gut and Heart Health Connection
By Carra Richling What does your gut have to have to do with you heart health and other chronic disease A lot. In the past few years, scientists have dedicated millions of research dollars to the...
View ArticleThe Invisible World Responsible for More Than We Think
Our bodies contain more bacteria than they do cells, about 100 trillion give or take. The amount of bacteria in our bodies outnumber our human cells by 10 to 1. New research on the human micro biome is...
View ArticleKids who are lied-to more likely to fib and cheat
Washington, March 21: A new study has revealed that children who are lied-to are more likely to cheat and lie themselves. The study has found that adult dishonesty makes a difference and the older...
View ArticleHow genes influence parenting
Washington, March 21: Researchers have presented the most conclusive proof yet that genes play a significant role in parenting. A study by two Michigan State University psychologists refutes the...
View ArticleStudy links artificial sweeteners to obesity, diabetes epidemic
Washington, September 18: A new study has revealed that artificial sweeteners could actually hasten the development of glucose intolerance and metabolic disease by changing the composition and function...
View Articleβ-Glucan-Enriched Pasta Boosts Good Gut Bacteria, Reduces Bad Cholesterol...
(Source: ASM - American Society for Microbiology) Washington, DC - September 18, 2015 - People fed β-glucan-enriched pasta for two months showed increased populations of beneficial bacteria in their...
View ArticleMaintaining Wellness, Starting From Your Gut
Did you know your gut is home to over four pounds of bacteria, tens of trillions of microorganisms, and over 1,000 different species of bacteria containing more than three million genes? (1) Believe it...
View ArticleAntibiotics Pave Way for C. difficile Infections by Killing Beneficial Bile...
(Source: ASM - American Society for Microbiology) Washington DC - January 6, 2016 - New research from North Carolina State University and the University of Michigan finds that bile acids which are...
View ArticleWhat Is The Gut Microbiota And How Does It Affect Mind And Body?
The human gastrointestinal tract harbours trillions of microorganisms, consisting of up to 1,000 or so different bacterial species. These bacteria, known collectively as the gut microbiota, perform a...
View Article3 Truths and a Lie About the Microbiome
Ready for three truths and a lie: science and nutrition edition? This format allows for both facts and fables to be covered, which is especially important with media constantly highlighting...
View ArticleObesity and Gut Bacteria
It has often been said that “microbes rule the world,” and now researchers are finding that the microbes that call the human gut their home may even play a role in weight maintenance. Unlocking the...
View ArticleGut Bacteria May Affect Body Weight
Several new lines of research are now linking gut bacteria to obesity. Scientists are finding that the microbes that call the human gut their home may play a role in body weight, metabolism and even...
View ArticleThe Probiotic Prescription: Understanding Your Gut Bacteria
It is just you and about 100 trillion bacteria? Prebiotic, probiotic, symbiotic-- what does it all mean—to you and your health? The study of gut bacteria and probiotics are breaking ground. Ravaged by...
View ArticleEarly Diet of Infants, Not Maternal Obesity, Influences Development of Gut...
(Source: ASM - American Society for Microbiology) Washington, DC - February 10, 2016 - After the age of nine months, the development of the infant gut microbiota is driven by the transition to family...
View ArticleNew Molecular Tool Assesses Vaginal Microbiome Health, Diagnoses...
(Source: ASM - American Society for Microbiology) akhan@asmusa.org A new microarray-based tool, called VaginArray, offers the potential to provide a fast, reliable and low-cost assessment of vaginal...
View ArticleWhat are prebiotics and what foods are natural sources?
You may know about the importance of consuming probiotics in keeping your digestive system healthy, but prebiotics can be equally important. What are prebiotics? Prebiotics are foods that feed the...
View ArticleStudy reveals intestinal bacteria succession during recovery from cholera in...
(Source: Massachusetts General Hospital) A new study delineates a sequential pattern of changes in the intestinal microbial population of patients recovering from cholera in Bangladesh, findings that...
View ArticleHealth focus shifts to gut microbiome and nurturing 'good' bacteria
Our guts are at the height of their glory. Most health-conscious humans accept, somewhat blindly, that our gut bacteria — or the gut microbiome — are key to our overall health and ability to fight...
View ArticleBeneficial Bacteria May Protect Breasts From Cancer (ASM - American Society...
(Source: ASM - American Society for Microbiology) Washington, DC - June 24, 2016 - Bacteria that have the potential to abet breast cancer are present in the breasts of cancer patients, while beneficial...
View ArticleMore than just bacteria: the importance of microbial diversity in gut health...
(Source: AGA - American Gastroenterological Association) Article More than just bacteria: the importance of microbial diversity in gut health and disease (March 10, 2014) - The gut microbiota contains...
View ArticleHow Gut Bacteria Affects Basically Every Aspect of Your Health
You want to hear about a messed up study? Of course you do. Here’s how scientists measure the will to live: Separate a young rat from his mother, throw him in a pool of water with no exit, and see how...
View ArticleBeer and bread yeast-eating bacteria aid human health (University of York)
(Source: University of York) Posted on 7 January 2015 Bacteria that have evolved to eat their way through yeast in the human gut could inform the development of new treatments for people suffering from...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about probiotics
As a dietitian, I am often asked questions about digestive health, what is normal and what is not. It does not come as a surprise that this is a popular topic, for it is estimated that $142 billion...
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