Study in mice found that digesting #chitin, an abundant dietary fiber in insect exoskeletons & mushrooms & crustacean shells, engages the...

Gut #microbiota influence host immunity and metabolism during obesity. Bacterial sensors of the innate immune system relay signals from...

A small study in humans found that #IntermittentFasting modulates the intestinal #microbiota & improves #obesity & host energy...

People living in same household or in regular contact tend to have same microbes in their guts & mouths. The study raises possibility...

While popular fast-food chains such as Raising Cane’s and In-N-Out continue to open locations and thrive on hungry stomachs in the North...

A study found that people with food #allergies are less likely to become infected with the #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus. The study also found...

This mushroom might alter gut bacteria for the better, study finds. #Ganoderma #Reishi #Lingzhi #obesity #diabetes #insulin #microbiota...

Review of evidence that #SARSCoV2#coronavirus directly or indirectly activates #inflammasomes, leading to secretion of IL-1 family...

A mushroom a day may keep the doctor away. The active ingredients in a Asian mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine (#TCM) can...

#Reishi #microbiota #lingzhi #obesity #insulin #microbiome #Ganoderma #mushrooms #diet #nutrition As any gardener knows, plants need the...

#microbiota #mushrooms #microbiome #diet #nutrition #obesity #diabetes #Reishi #lingzhi #insulin A #mushroom a day may keep the doctor...

#oralhealth #inflammation #Alzheimers #pregnancy #pneumonia #obesity #diabetes #heartidisease A growing body of literature suggests that...

#immunology #evolution Scientists have looked at understudied human populations from the South Pacific, which are severely affected by a...

“Intermittent #fasting” may help ward off #obesity, as expected. More speculatively, there are signs in animal studies that the regimens...

A #mushroom a day may keep the doctor away. The active ingredients in a Asian mushroom can change bacteria in your stomach for the...

#aging patients still should have an annual “wellness” visit to check blood pressure, blood sugar (for the presence of Type 2 #diabetes),...

Researchers identified Bifidobacterium longum APC1472 as regulator of appetite & metabolism. In overweight or obese people, the novel...

By altering the gut #microbiota, the #Reishi mushroom (#Ganoderma lucidum) prevents and reverses symptoms of #obesity in mice, including...