New treatment shows promise for relief of inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is chronic, often painful, and takes a toll on mental health and emotional well-being.
Gut Health
What did pregnancy do to my gut? From nausea to constipation and farting
It’s two weeks after the birth of your healthy bub and you notice your gut isn’t feeling quite right. Maybe you feel a bit bloated. Maybe you’re farting more than usual.
Does a sick gut microbiome let COVID-19 take hold, or does COVID-19 make your microbiome sick?
A new study out of NYU’s Grossman School of Medicine reports that infection with COVID-19 can encourage dangerous gut microbes to thrive.
How does a new bacterial strain earn its place in the gut? Scientists study microbiome evolution over an entire year
Researchers from Portugal unveiled what happens to bacteria that invade the gut microbiome after a year.
Gut inflammation prevented by pain-sensing nerves, mouse study suggests
Pain-sensing neurons can ward off inflammation and tissue in the gut by regulating the gut microbiome, finds a new mouse study.
Daily dose of almonds helps maintain strong gut health, study finds
consuming almonds on a daily basis significantly increases the production of butyrate, a short-chain fatty acid known to foster strong gut health
IBD linked to chemical used in common weed killer
Exposure to a common weed killer may trigger inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new study says.
High fat diets promote rapid inflammatory cell expansion in bone marrow, encouraging obesity
New research now finds that the inflammatory nature of a high-fat diet can quickly alter the bone marrow of mice, encouraging the production of inflammatory immune cells.
Too much of a good thing: For IBD patients, more fiber can mean gut hell
Surprising new findings, however, suggest fiber can spell trouble for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients.
Skin sensors provide non-invasive, cost-effective means for diagnosing gut conditions
New research may offer a non-invasive and cost-effective approach to gut health. It involves sensors being placed on the skin to measure bioelectrical activity.