Light-activated genes illuminate the role of gut microbes in longevity
Optogenetics, a method that uses light to regulate gene expression, can control gut bacterial metabolism to promote longevity.
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Your microbiome is what you eat
When you eat, you also feed your microbiome and influence the structure of the microbial community in the gut. Understanding how all this is connected
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‘Can you hear me, now?’ A new strategy ‘raises the volume’ of hard-to-detect gut-body communication
Throughout the gastrointestinal tract there are specialized hormone-producing cells called enteroendocrine cells and, although they comprise only a small population of the total cells, they
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New evidence supports the presence of microbes in the placenta
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine previously found evidence that the placenta harbors a sparse but still present community of microorganisms, which they and other
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The power of the microbiome: A microbe-based treatment reverses social deficits in mouse models of autism
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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Team work and balance can keep a gut healthy
A significant body of work currently is indicating that the microbiota helps shape the immune system and allows it to do its job. Disease-causing microbes,
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Gut metabolite profile may provide insight into how NEC happens
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious disease mediated by an inflammatory process that leads to intestinal damage and sometimes death. It is rare in full
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Why gut bacteria might be in a recipe for longer, healthier life
The scientific community is increasingly aware that an organism’s interactions with the millions of microbes in their bodies – the microbiome – can influence many
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Bacteria and mitochondria have a common language
It’s not news that microbes can alter the physiology of the organisms in which they live, but the actual molecular mechanisms that mediate their interactions
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It’s all connected: circadian clock, microbiome and response to diet
Disrupt the circadian clock, and metabolism will change. Alter the microbiome and, again, metabolism will change. Would altering the circadian clock affect the microbiome? Dr.
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