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Research connecting gut bacteria and oxytocin provides a new mechanism for microbiome-promoted health benefits

November 2, 2023 Autism,  Brain,  gut microbiome,  intestinal endothelium,  L. reuteri,  oxytocin,  Research,  secretin

The details of how gut resident bacteria L. reuteri can affect the gut and other organs are beginning to fall into place.

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A promising drug delivery method could replace injections with pills

January 17, 2023 drug delivery,  L. reuteri,  Research,  rheumatoid arthritis,  sea anemone toxin,  ShK-235

This novel drug delivery system could make treatment easier for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

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The power of the microbiome: A microbe-based treatment reverses social deficits in mouse models of autism

December 13, 2018 autism spectrum disorders,  L. reuteri,  microbial-based treatment,  microbiome,  Mouse models,  Research,  social deficits

An unconventional bacteria-based approach has successfully reversed deficits in social behaviors associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in genetic, environmental and idiopathic mouse models of

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From The Labs

Friend and foe: Histamine mediates allergies and can fight colorectal cancer

December 19, 2017 Allergies,  Colorectal Cancer,  histamine,  histidine decarboxylase,  inflammation,  L. reuteri,  probiotics,  tumor growth,  tumorigenesis

Previous studies have shown that histamine is not only involved in allergic disease, it also may have a potential antitumor effect. At Baylor College of

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Next-generation probiotics might join the fight against gut bacterial infections

October 31, 2017 C. difficile,  fecal transplant,  Gastrointestinal diseases,  good bacteria,  L. reuteri,  probiotics

Clostridium difficile infections are the most common cause of diarrhea associated with the use of antibiotics. If these bacteria attempt to invade the human gut,

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Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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