Harvard studies show that bile acids play key role in gut immunity, inflammation
The studies identify three bile acid metabolites with corresponding bacterial genes that affect inflammation-regulating immune cells.
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Fungus in the gut: One type is more friend than foe — when it ‘introduces’ itself first
A new study from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center describes the microorganism Candida albicans, a fungus, as friend rather than foe.
Antibiotics can trigger deadly fungal infections by disrupting gut’s immune system
disrupt immune cells in the gut, increasing risk of the oral condition called thrush, which can be fatal in people with serious illnesses.
Obesity can ‘rewire’ immune system, causing some drugs to make other conditions worse
Obesity, sometimes classified as a chronic inflammatory state, alters the immune system in many ways, a new study finds.
Discovering how bacteria swim may help in delivering life-saving medicines throughout the body
Researchers have found how bacteria swim through different fluids and environments, making them perfect for delivering life-saving drugs to all areas of the body.
You’re eating a credit card’s worth of plastic every week, and it’s altering your gut makeup
A recent review suggests people consume about five grams of plastic particles per week — the equivalent of the weight of a credit card.
Clean hands, healthy gut: All that hand-washing and sanitizing during COVID slashed UK gut infections in half
The amount of gut infections in the UK were cut in half in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, largely due to people washing their hands, scientists conclude.
Scientists discover how sugar causes inflammation, leading to Crohn’s and other diseases
The findings may lead to the creation of treatments which prevent conditions such as Crohn’s disease and diabetes.
Intestinal memory discovered: Immune cells ‘trained’ to ‘remember’ diseases for future protection
Scientists at the Institut Pasteur discovered innate effector cells active in early infection that can also be trained to “remember” that disease and protect the host from reinfection.
Scientists uncover molecular pathway that explains how your diet, gut bacteria regulate immunity
The food taken into your body can influence the release of a metabolic byproduct made by a specific gut microbe that regulates immunity.