Antibiotics 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 ArticleLong-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...
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 ArticleLong-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...
View ArticleIndian gut similar to Bangladeshis, omnivorous animals, claims study
Dr Yogesh Shouche, senior scientist at NCCS Any disruption of the gut leads to gastro intestinal diseases. While the role of gut microbes has been the focus of research, scientists at the National...
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 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 ArticleMothers' Milk and the Infant Gut Microbiota: An Ancient Symbiosis (ASM -...
(Source: ASM - American Society for Microbiology) Washington, DC - April 15, 2016 - Nursing infants' gastrointestinal tracts are enriched with specific protective microbes. Mother's milk, itself,...
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 ArticleWhy Your Gut Microbiome Could Hold the Key to Solving the Obesity Epidemic
Until only a few years ago, medical science taught doctors that the three to five pounds of bacteria that are housed in our digestive system played a limited role in our well-being. As the former dean...
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 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 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 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 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 ArticleWhy Your Gut Microbiome Could Hold the Key to Solving the Obesity Epidemic
Until only a few years ago, medical science taught doctors that the three to five pounds of bacteria that are housed in our digestive system played a limited role in our well-being. As the former dean...
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