Plant power: Rhodiola rosea extract an effective Type 2 diabetes treatment
The team found that an extract from the roots of the Rhodiola rosea plant helps manage type 2 diabetes.
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Gold as IBD treatment? Researchers say nanoparticle therapy is promising
The findings back previous studies that also advocate for the large-scale use of gold nanoparticles as the primary treatment option for IBD patients.
Common gut compound may be key to preventing and treating bronchiolitis in babies
A potentially groundbreaking discovery demonstrates that human gut bacteria may contain a compound that minimizes bronchiolitis
Probiotics don’t improve poor vaginal health, study finds
A new study finds probiotics don’t improve poor vaginal health. However, a third of women taking supplements did get better spontaneously.
New therapies could stop antibiotic-induced damage to gut health
Researchers determined the concentrations at which a specific antibiotic would affect certain strains for more than 800 antibiotic–strain combinations.
Carbon monoxide for Crohn’s disease? Low doses could reduce inflammation, study shows
Since the 1990s, Leo Otterbein, a professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has been studying the effects of low-dose carbon monoxide.
Immune system discovery could open doors to treatment that puts peanut allergy in remission
Researchers have identified the key immunological changes that facilitate the remission of peanut allergy in children.
Fecal transplants could protect newborns from antibiotics that killed ‘good’ gut bacteria, study finds
Fecal transplants could potentially protect newborns who received antibiotics that killed “good” gut bacteria
How amoeba therapy could stop bacteria behind severe diarrheal infections in children
If successful, Dr. Moonah’s work would be the first to deliver a drug treatment using an amoeba or another protozoan.
Scientists figure out why gut bacteria make some blood pressure medications less effective
A new study from The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences shows that gut bacteria can reduce the effectiveness of certain blood pressure drugs.