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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Unlocking the ‘gut microbiome’ – and its massive significance to our health
"Lots of things that people don't think about, like depression or anxiety, are clearly modified by your gut microbes." If you want to...
David Ojcius
Jul 11, 20214 min read
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Extreme Calorie Restriction Can Increase Dangerous Bacteria in The Gut, Study Shows
New research shows that very-low-calorie diets can significantly alter the gut #microbiome, leading to increased levels of the pathogenic...
David Ojcius
Jun 27, 20213 min read
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With age, insufficient tryptophan alters gut microbiota, increases inflammation
With #aging, a diet lacking in the essential amino acid #tryptophan -- which has a key role in our mood, energy level and immune response...
David Ojcius
Jun 24, 20214 min read
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Cause or effect? The spatial organization of pathogens and the gut microbiota in disease
#microbiota #microbiome #immunology #microbiology The human gut hosts a dense and diverse microbial community, spatially organized by...
David Ojcius
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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Beneficial bacteria can be restored to C-section babies at birth
#microbiota #microbiome #Csection #birth Babies born by cesarean section don't have the same healthy bacteria as those born vaginally,...
David Ojcius
Jun 19, 20212 min read
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Gene Expression of Choline Trimethylamine-Lyase in Gut Microbiota & Comparison with TMA Production
#microbiota #microbiome #bioinformatics Recent studies revealed that some intestinal microorganisms anaerobically convert choline to...
David Ojcius
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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Microbes in ocean help moderate Earth's temperature
#microbiology #microbiome #environment #climate #climatechange A lot of methane is found beneath seafloor, yet very little leaves oceans...
David Ojcius
Jun 15, 20214 min read
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Persistence pays off in the human gut microbiome
#microbiota #microbiome Researchers find "that most strains of bacteria present in the #microbiome are very persistent, with the chances...
David Ojcius
Jun 15, 20214 min read
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Researchers study the gut microbiome of bees
#microbiome #microbiota #bee #bees #environment As expected, core bacteria accounted for up to 98% of total bacteria. But the small...
David Ojcius
Jun 15, 20212 min read
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Fecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent or refractory Clostridioides difficile infection
#microbiota #microbiome #FMT #Taiwan Implementation of fecal microbiota transplantation in a medical center for recurrent or refractory...
David Ojcius
Jun 9, 20212 min read
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Global travelers pick up numerous genes that promote microbial resistance
#antibiotics #antibioticresistance #microbiome #microbiota Such genes have potential to spread when travelers return home Carried like...
David Ojcius
Jun 7, 20214 min read
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Scientists discover function of microbes living in oysters
#microbiome #microbiota #oysters #environment #marine Scientists from the University of Rhode Island have taken the first steps toward...
David Ojcius
Jun 4, 20213 min read
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Microbiota Are “Crucial Factors” Affecting Immune Responses to Vaccinations
#microbiota #microbiome #vaccine #vaccines #immunology Vaccine efficacy link to microbiota, studies show. Varying immune response to...
David Ojcius
Jun 2, 20212 min read
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Cause or effect? The spatial organization of pathogens and the gut microbiota in disease
#microbiota #microbiome #infectiousdisease #microbiology #inflammation The human gut hosts a dense and diverse microbial community,...
David Ojcius
May 27, 20211 min read
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Piles of ancient poop reveal ‘extinction event’ in human gut bacteria
#microbiota #microbiome Every meal you eat is digested with the help of the bountiful bacteria thronging your intestines. When you're...
David Ojcius
May 13, 20211 min read
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The obesity fighting mushroom: Chinese medicine counters diabetes and weight gain
#Reishi #microbiota #lingzhi #obesity #insulin #microbiome #Ganoderma #mushrooms #diet #nutrition As any gardener knows, plants need the...
David Ojcius
May 8, 20212 min read
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This mushroom might alter gut bacteria for the better, study finds
#microbiota #mushrooms #microbiome #diet #nutrition #obesity #diabetes #Reishi #lingzhi #insulin A #mushroom a day may keep the doctor...
David Ojcius
May 8, 20211 min read
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Meconial Methanobrevibacter smithii suggests intrauterine methanogen colonization in preterm neonate
#methanogen #pregnancy #microbiome #archaea To understand the dynamics of methanogens in the human intestinal #microbiota, we...
David Ojcius
Apr 30, 20211 min read
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After COVID19, can we learn to live with germs again?
#microbiome #microbiota Opinion | After #COVID19, can we learn to live with germs again? The health of our bodies & microbiomes may...
David Ojcius
Apr 25, 20211 min read
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Drinking This Juice Could Help Promote Healthy Aging, Scientists Find
#microbiome #microbiota #aging The findings of a study suggest that adding nitrate-rich foods to the diet—in this case via beetroot...
David Ojcius
Apr 24, 20211 min read
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