Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment for Q Fever Causes Weight Gain (ASM - American...
(Source: ASM - American Society for Microbiology) CONTACT: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org WASHINGTON, DC - April 14, 2014 - Scientists have unearthed still more evidence that antibiotics can contribute to...
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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 ArticleBeer 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...
View Article4 habits for a healthy gut
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 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 ArticleWhat Your Gut Bacteria Say About You
The 100 trillion microbes that live in your gut know -- and influence -- you from the inside out. So what can they tell you about yourself? Here's a taste… By Jena Pincott "You're Taking The Wrong...
View ArticleDo Gut Bacteria Rule Our Minds? (UCSF - University of California, San Francisco)
(Source: UCSF - University of California, San Francisco) It sounds like science fiction, but it seems that bacteria within us - which outnumber our own cells about 100-fold - may very well be affecting...
View ArticleIncreasing your gut bacteria to lose weight
Research has found that the human microbiota of the digestive system in lean individuals is different than that of overweight individuals. Research also suggests that people with obesity have fewer and...
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 ArticleChanges in gastrointestinal microbes may produce some benefits of gastric...
(Source: Massachusetts General Hospital) Changes in the microbial population of the gastrointestinal tract may underlie some of the benefits of gastric bypass surgery, reports a team of researchers...
View ArticleUse your gut to improve health
I remember the first time – many years ago – that I heard the term “probiotic” at a nutrition conference. I was amazed as I listened to the speaker review volumes of research about these “good gut...
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 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...
View ArticleStudy Suggests Altering Gut Bacteria Might Mitigate Lupus (ASM - American...
(Source: ASM - American Society for Microbiology) WASHINGTON, DC - October 20, 2014 -- Lactobacillus species, commonly seen in yogurt cultures, correlate, in the guts of mouse models, with mitigation...
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 ArticleMicrobes in the Gut help Determine Risk of Tumors (ASM - American Society for...
(Source: ASM - American Society for Microbiology) Microbes in the Gut help Determine Risk of Tumors CONTACT: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org WASHINGTON, DC - November 5, 2013 - Transferring the gut...
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...
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