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Unhealthy gut linked to breast cancer spread, recurrence

September 26, 2022 by Shyla Cadogan
Breast Cancer (Ductal Carcinoma)

A new study finds that a disrupted gut microbiome alters mast cells, or immune cells in breast tissue, which ultimately helps cancer spread.

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Women may live longer — but eating these colorful foods can help ensure they live healthier

August 15, 2022 by Dr. Faith Coleman
Women eating watermelon on the beach

Foods high in pigmented carotenoids include yams, kale, spinach, watermelon, bell peppers, tomatoes, oranges, and carrots.

Categories Disease Prevention, Gut-Healthy Diet, Supplements Tags carotenoids, diet, food, supplements, women 2 Comments

Inflammatory bowel disease heightens risk of pregnancy and childbirth complications

August 9, 2022August 8, 2022 by Shyla Cadogan
Pregnant woman

The results showed the pregnant women with IBD had higher incidences of common pregnancy complications.

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Powerful prebiotic: Prunes could boost gut microbiota, improve bone health in older women

July 15, 2022 by Gut News Wire
Prunes

Prunes contain chemicals that act as prebiotics — plant foods that fuel good bacteria, which in turn promote bone health.

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Probiotics don’t improve poor vaginal health, study finds

July 7, 2022 by Matt Higgins
Probiotics

A new study finds probiotics don’t improve poor vaginal health. However, a third of women taking supplements did get better spontaneously.

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This bacterial species could explain why preterm births more common for Black women

June 21, 2022June 20, 2022 by Jocelyn Solis-Moreira
Pregnant woman

One biological reason for the racial disparities in preterm births is low levels of the lactobacillus crispatus bacteria in the vaginal microbiome.

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Women who start colorectal cancer screenings before age 50 less likely to develop disease

May 17, 2022May 13, 2022 by Dr. Faith Coleman
Colorectal screening

According to a new study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), endoscopic screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) in women before the age of 50 can significantly reduce the risk of CRC.

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Antibiotics linked to cognitive decline in middle-aged women — and the gut may be why

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 by Jocelyn Solis-Moreira
Definition of antibiotics

Study authors suspect that the gut-brain axis may be responsible for this link between antibiotics and cognitive decline.

Categories Gut Brain Connection, Microbiome Tags antibiotics, brain, cognitive decline, microbiome, women 1 Comment

Mother’s gut health linked to fetal, neonatal development

January 25, 2022 by Amanda Christmas
Pregnant woman

The type of microbes in the mother’s gut flora may influence nutrient absorption and affect pregnancy outcomes, according to a recent study.

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