New evidence of ‘gut brain’ controlling balance between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ bacteria
New research from the University of Oregon suggests the enteric nervous system regulates gut microbes important for digestive health.
Gut Health
Doctors uncover new link between microbiome, inflammatory gut diseases
Microbes in the gut collaborate to stimulate a specific protein related to gut inflammation, according to a new study.
How your diet influences gut wellness, which then plays key role in disease development
While lifestyle and biological factors affect the makeup of an individual’s gut microbiome, studies show that nutrition choices are heavy contributors to gut flora composition.
Healthy gut can help fight depression, protect emotional wellbeing
Researchers from several universities and health centers published a paper sharing the theory that emotional wellbeing could be linked to the human gut.
E.coli keeps us healthy? How bacterial relationships in the gut fend off infections
Aside from keeping the good bacteria in check, however, E. coli may play a secondary, crucial role in preventing harmful infections, according to a recent study.
The importance of gut virome: How virus genomes can aid in disease treatments
A recent study has proven helpful in understanding the role of viruses within our gut microbiome, which may help researchers identify biomarkers for the onset of liver disease.
Scientists discover cause behind IBD
New research from scientists at the Technical University of Munich suggests one cause of IBD is the bacteria living in the gut microbiome.
A healthy gut may be the key to good sleep
Researchers in Japan suggest that gut bacteria may have a role in the creation of serotonin and dopamine, two important chemical messengers in the brain.
Gut virome plays key role in gastrointestinal wholeness and wellbeing
Much like the bacterial components of the gut microbiome that consist of certain advantageous and harmful bacteria within the same ecosystem, the gut virome operates in much of the same manner.
Systemic inflammation may be due to a poor gut diet, study finds
A high fat diet in mice leads to a substantial increase in blood lipids linked to systemic inflammation, according to a recent study.