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.
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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.
Researchers find gut bacteria, even healthy ones, linked to HIV susceptibility
A new study suggests that some gut bacteria, even ones that support healthy gut diversity, are indicating factors of greater susceptibility to contracting the infection.
Giving infants antibiotics may raise their risk of gut health issues in adulthood
A new study, finds that early life exposure to antibiotics in neonatal mice has adverse effects on the gut into adulthood.
Why are fecal transplants so successful in repairing the gut? Study explores what happens when microbiomes merge
Considering no two gut microbiomes are alike, researchers observed the interactions between microbes of different ecosystems during a fecal transplant.
Sexually active gay men more than twice as likely to develop IBD, study shows
Men who have sex with men are at a higher risk for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), finds a new study.
This anti-sedative may prevent the brutal gut-crushing side effects from chemotherapy
Inhibiting a protein called the GABAA receptor protects the gut from experiencing the toxic aftermath of a chemotherapy or radiotherapy session.
Scientists discover gut bacteria differences in multiple sclerosis patients
The team identified dozens of new gut bacterial species linked to multiple sclerosis and confirmed other bacteria that had previously shown a relationship.
Diets hardly healthier than they were 30 years ago, research shows
Diets are not much healthier today than they were 30 years ago across the globe, according to new research.
Couple says their sugarless, ‘high-raw vegan diet’ cured their digestive issues, leaves them ‘revitalized’ every day
Meet the super strict vegans who refuse to eat any sugar or salt and exist almost entirely on a diet of fruit and nuts.