Can Bacteria Make You Hungry?
You may have heard that there are ten times more bacteria than human cells in the body. But what if some of those bacteria made you hungry? Over the last half decade, it has become increasingly...
View ArticleStomach Bug May Help Control Diabetes
A stomach bacterium believed to cause health problems such as gastritis, ulcers, and gastric cancer may play a dual role by balancing the stomach's ecosystem and controlling body weight and glucose...
View ArticleAltered Gut Microbiota May Identify Diabetes Risk
Intestinal bacteria may have a greater influence on us than was previously thought. In a study published in the prestigious journal Nature on 29 May, researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy,...
View ArticleGut Plays Key Role in Immunity
Oregon State University researchers look at the essential role played by the gut and gut microbes in the immune system.
View ArticleHow Gut Bacteria Help You Digest Fiber
Researchers from the U.S., UK, Canada and Sweden have begun to uncover how our gut bacteria metabolize the complex dietary carbohydrates found in fruits and vegetables and discovered that about 92 per...
View ArticleFeeding Your Gut
Discover the keys to a healthy digestive system such as following a healthy diet and potential benefits of probiotics.
View ArticleGut Bacteria Linked to Parkinson’s Disease
Our gut bacteria can be very telling about our health. Finnish scientists found that Parkinson's disease sufferers have a different microbiota in their intestines than their healthy counterparts.
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