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'Weight loss gut bacterium' found

churchc wrote 3 days ago: BBC News James Gallagher 14 May 2013 Bacteria that live in the gut have been used to reverse obesity … more →

Tags: Microbiology, science general, obesity, Akkermansia Muciniphila, Type 2 Diabetes

Vegans, bacteria, and heart disease: The generality of indirect genetic effects

Mark Genung wrote 1 month ago: I don’t spend much time reading Nature Medicine, and I imagine most ecologists are similar to me in … more →

Tags: Research Posts, Indirect genetic effects, Ecology, Evolution, consumer microbiomics, Heart Disease

Vegans, bacteria and heart disease: The generality of indirect genetic effects

mgenung wrote 1 month ago: I don’t spend much time reading Nature Medicine, and I imagine most ecologists are similar to me in … more →

Tags: Indirect genetic effects, Ecology, Evolution, consumer microbiomics, Heart Disease

L-carnitine, the Human Gut and their Role in Heart Disease

msbelle wrote 1 month ago: Does the bacterial content of the human gut facilitate the increased risk of heart disease? L-carnit … more →

Tags: BIOL 1362, L-Carnitine, Heart Disease, TMAO, Carnitine Supplements

News Mash: Bypass the bad menus, get right with your gut bacteria & get to bypassing the bypass!

anguishedrepose wrote 1 month ago: Worried about your weight? (And I ask that, as if no one is. Jeez. *rolls eyes*) You need to pay mor … more →

Tags: Food, Medicine and health, News Mash, Weight loss, gut flora, gut bacteria, Science, health, Diet

Picture of the Day: Bacterium Invictus1 comment

Ippo wrote 1 month ago: Clostridium difficile Clostridium difficile is a menace in hospitals and nursing homes, causing near … more →

Tags: Picture of the day, NASA, Science, Space, esa, Science News, Picture of the day, bacteria, Clostridium difficile

Can You Smell Obesity?

Alice Park wrote 1 month ago: According to the latest research, it may be on your breath. It turns out that obesity may be detecta … more →

Tags: Infectious Disease, Medicine, obesity, gases in breath, gut flora, Methane, methane on breath, Microbes, microbiome

Is a Vitamin D Deficiency Linked with Food Allergies?

jessbrantnerwvudietetics12 wrote 2 months ago: Vitamin D linked with Food Allergies? Children deficient in vitamin D at age one are more likely to … more →

Tags: Food, Nutrition, Children, WVU, ISPP, dietetic internship, Epidemic, Research, Parents

Good bacteria may expunge vancomycin-resistant bacteria from your gut

vaiseyj wrote 2 months ago: American Society for Microbiology 27-Feb-2013 Too much antibiotic can decimate the normal intestinal … more →

Tags: Microbiology, vancomycin resistant enterococci

My microbes

churchc wrote 5 months ago: (European Molecular Biology Laboratory 6 December 2012) We all have E.coli bacteria in our gut but e … more →

Tags: Microbiology, e. coli, genetic mutations, metagenomics

On a human ride 1 comment

Amelia is wrote 7 months ago: About 100 trillion microoganisms live inside our gut, taking that smooth ride where food and board a … more →

Tags: Science, mental illness

Beneficial Bacteria May Help Ward Off Infection

Janice Flahiff wrote 9 months ago:   English: Template for Template:Food safety (Photo credit: Wikipedia)   From the 19 July … more →

Tags: Medical and Health Research News, Probiotics, Salmonella, bacteria, gut bacteria, lactobacillus, Foodborne Illness, lactobacillus reuteri, Toxic Shock Syndrome

REAL NEWS July 07, 20125 comments

Xaniel777 wrote 10 months ago: TODAY’S NEWS : July 07, 2012 ================================================================= … more →

Tags: alternative news, deception, Alternative Media, Israel, News & Politics, Education, Human Rights, Obamacare, War crimes

Harmful Bacteria Live In Healthy Bodies Without Causing Disease

Janice Flahiff wrote 11 months ago: Depiction of the human body and bacteria that predominate     Larger Image at http://www.genome.gov/ … more →

Tags: Consumer Health, Nutrition, Medical and Health Research News, Immune system, bacteria, pathogenic_bacteria, Human Body, Microbes, gut bacteria

Sick from Your Stomach: Bacterial Changes May Trigger Diseases Like Rheumatoid Arthritis

Janice Flahiff wrote 11 months ago: Rheumatoid Arthritis Fingers (Photo credit: david__jones) From the 11 June 2012 ScienceDaily article … more →

Tags: Medical and Health Research News, Immune system, Arthritis, gut flora, Rheumatoid Arthritis

Complex World of Gut Microbes Fine-Tune Body Weight

Janice Flahiff wrote 11 months ago: More research needed, still these scientists may be on to a contributing factor in weight control … more →

Tags: Nutrition, Weight loss, Diet & Nutrition, gut flora, Weight Gain, gut bacteria, Bacteroidetes, weight control, GI tract

No Such Thing as a 'Normal' Vagina?

Alice Park wrote 1 year ago: Perhaps it need not be said that one vagina is not the same as the next, but medically speaking, doc … more →

Tags: Medicine, Women's Health, bacteria, microbiomes, microbiota, vaginal microbes

A Surprising Link Between Bacteria and Colon Cancer

Alice Park wrote 1 year ago: Could bacteria be responsible for colon cancer? In papers published in the journal Genome Research, … more →

Tags: Cancer, Medicine, Colon Cancer, genetic sequencing, gut bugs, gut microbiome, H. Pylori, HPV

What Do Gut Bugs Have to Do With High Cholesterol? A Lot

Alice Park wrote 1 year ago: It’s hard to think of bacteria as the good guys when it comes to health, but research increasi … more →

Tags: Heart Disease, Medicine, Cholesterol, gut bacteria, gut flora, Intestines, LDL, Probiotics, statins


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