How math model is helping scientists understand role of gut microbiome in obese patients
Researchers from the University of South Denmark developed MATOMIC to investigate the role of gut microbiomes in obese people.
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New study unlocks secret communications between gut, immune system
A new study reveals how barrier cells that line the intestines send messages to the patrolling T cells that reside there.
Which fiber supplement is best? It doesn’t matter, just consume more of it, study concludes
A new study from Duke University reveals there’s not much difference between what fiber supplement to use — just eat more fiber.
Secret to being a great athlete? Having a stable gut, study finds
According to researchers from the United Kingdom, it’s all about a stable gut.
Researchers uncover previously unknown defense mechanism in battling Candida infections
Researchers uncovered a previously unknown defense system employed by the immune system in fighting Candida infections.
New cheese products using biomass fermentation to incorporate protein made from microflora
A new line of cheese products will be using biomass fermentation to incorporate post biotic cultured protein.
Machine learning algorithm could predict microbial behavior, taking gut research to next level
A team of biologists and engineers have worked to create a new computer model that predicts the behavior patterns of millions of microbial communities.
Frozen in time: Researchers identify microbes that lived in guts of 100-year-old snails
Even though the microorganisms within the snails’ guts had been dead for decades, researchers were able to sequence what was left of their DNA.
Probiotic taken during pregnancy could promote healthy development of baby
An international team of researchers found that maternal microbiome helps in the development of the placenta, which in turn, promotes healthy development of the baby.
Significant differences in gut microbiota of men with prostate cancer, study finds
Researchers believe their findings could partly explain the relationship between lifestyle effects and geographical differences in prostate cancer.