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Antimicrobial resistance occurs when pathogens such as bacteria develop the ability to resist the drugs designed to kill them. Now, UK researchers have uncovered the mechanism underpinning antibiotic resistance and hope the knowledge might be exploited… Continue reading Study uncovers how gut bacteria exchange antibacterial resistance genes
Cancer tumors are particularly adept at evading the body’s immune response, making treatment difficult. A new study has genetically engineered a common gut bacteria, enabling it to seek out and destroy cancer tumors from the inside.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Bacteria genetically engineered to seek and destroy tumors
Scientists are only just scratching the surface of the power that the gut’s microbiome holds. It’s already been linked to memory, depression and mood, and shifts in its bacterial makeup offers clues to the development of prediabetes and multiple sclero… Continue reading Your gut may hold the key to better, faster healing from muscle injury
As with many autoimmune diseases, chronic inflammation is linked to the development of multiple sclerosis (MS), a condition that attacks the sheaths around nerves and can lead to muscle weakness and spasms, difficulty walking or moving, stiffness, pain… Continue reading Reprogramming mouse microbiomes leads to recovery from MS
E. coli is arguably the most well-studied organism on Earth, but scientists have now discovered a new behavior that’s almost never seen in bacteria. The normally single-celled organisms have shown signs of previously unknown multicellular phases.Contin… Continue reading Single-celled bacteria exhibit previously unknown “multicellularity”
Over the past 150 years, researchers have seen the average human body temperature drop by more than half a degree Fahrenheit (-0.3 °C). In a new study from the University of Michigan, scientists looking at hospitalized sepsis patients found certain spe… Continue reading Our body temperature is decreasing and gut bacteria could be responsible
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have trekked to several remote Tibetan Buddhist temples to study the gut microbiomes of meditating monks. The findings suggest the long-term practice of deep meditation could positively impact gut bacteria comp… Continue reading Buddhist monk microbiome study reveals impact of meditation on gut bacteria
Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacteria species in humans, but it can turn nasty if it gets into the wrong part of the body. A new clinical trial has shown that a probiotic can be used to selectively cut populations of the bug in humans, reducing th… Continue reading Clinical trial shows probiotic could prevent dangerous superbug infection
A fascinating new study has shed more light on how the trillions of microbes in our gut could be affecting our brain health. The animal research found mice engineered to develop Alzheimer’s developed significantly fewer signs of neurodegeneration when raised with no gut bacteria, suggesting the microbiome may play a crucial role in the development of neurodegenerative disease.
Category: Science
Tags: Microbiome, Gut Bacteria, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Washington University in St. Louis
Continue reading More evidence of role gut bacteria may play in Alzheimer’s decline
Researchers in Australia have demonstrated a specially engineered form of fermentable fiber can lower blood pressure in patients with hypertension. The randomized, placebo-controlled trial revealed just three weeks of dietary supplementation decreased … Continue reading Blood pressure reduced by engineered fiber supplements