Whipworm Infection Reshapes Gut Bacterial Diversity in Indonesian Children, Study Finds
A cross-sectional study of 24 school-aged children in West Java, Indonesia, found that Trichuris trichiura infection was associated with lower ...
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Yi Zhi Ren Fruit Shows Neuroprotective and Metabolic Effects in Preclinical Studies, But Human Evidence Remains Scarce
A new review finds that the traditional Chinese fruit Yi Zhi Ren shows broad neuroprotective and metabolic activity in cell ...
Review assesses tentative gut microbiota and neuroimmune roles in Alzheimer’s disease
A review integrates associative observations in patients with Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment alongside experimental and animal findings on ...
Gut bacterium Blautia sp. MRG-PMF1 cleaves bulkier isoflavone ether bonds
The gut bacterium Blautia sp. MRG-PMF1 uses a cobalamin-dependent O-demethylase to cleave ethyl, propyl and isopropyl ether groups from isoflavone ...
Blood Inflammation Markers Track Gut Microbe Loss and Predict Sepsis Survival
A prospective single-center cohort study of 215 septic adults links elevated serum MCP-1, GDF-15, PCSK9, and NLRP3 to reduced fecal ...
Gastrodia elata Powder Reshapes Gut Microbes in Broilers, Leaves Blood Chemistry Largely Unchanged
A 56-day feeding trial in broilers found that Gastrodia elata powder altered specific cecal bacterial and fungal taxa but had ...
Gene Variants Tied to Vitamin D Reshape Gut Microbes in Postmenopausal Women
Variants in vitamin D metabolism genes VDR and NADSYN1 are associated with lower gut microbial diversity and altered bacterial abundance ...
Fasting-mimicking diet reshapes gut microbiota in mouse Lynch syndrome model
Periodic fasting-mimicking diet cycles reduced dysbiotic microbial shifts in mice modelling Lynch syndrome, without preventing tumour development.
Gut Microbes Drive Methamphetamine Liver Damage Through PPARα/NF-κB Pathway
A mouse study finds that methamphetamine disrupts the gut microbiota, driving LPS translocation and cholestatic liver injury through suppressed PPARα ...
Licorice Compound Glycyrrhizic Acid Curbs BVDV in Cells and Mice
Glycyrrhizic acid from licorice root suppressed BVDV replication by more than 80 percent in cell culture and reduced liver damage ...
Native gut bacteria boost Nile tilapia growth in Ivory Coast feeding trial
A feeding trial in Ivory Coast found that Pediococcus acidilactici LB 137, a bacterium isolated from the Nile tilapia gut, ...
Sweet Protein Brazzein Passes First Human Safety Trial as a Sugar Stand-In
A 21-day randomized controlled trial in 60 healthy adults found recombinant brazzein, a yeast-produced sweet protein, was well tolerated with ...
Probiotics cut severe gut disease and death risk in preterm infants, review finds
A narrative review finds multi-strain probiotics reduce severe necrotizing enterocolitis and all-cause mortality in preterm infants, while sepsis benefits remain ...
Synbiotic Supplements Show Mixed Effects on Oxidative Stress Markers, Meta-Analysis Finds
An updated meta-analysis of 18 randomized controlled trials finds synbiotic supplementation associated with favorable shifts in several oxidative stress biomarkers, ...
Polystyrene Nanoplastics Drive Colorectal Tumors in Mice by Disrupting Gut Microbiome and Immunity
A mouse study finds chronic polystyrene nanoplastic exposure promotes colorectal tumorigenesis by depleting a protective gut bacterium and weakening Th17 ...
Citrus Bitterness Compounds May Do More Than Ruin Your Juice
A new review argues that the limonoids responsible for delayed bitterness in citrus juice also show metabolic, cardioprotective, and anti-aging ...
Gut Microbe and Gene Candidates Nominated for Inflammatory Myopathies
A multi-omics study computationally nominates the gut microbe Lachnoclostridium and the gene ENO1 as candidates in inflammatory myopathies, with cell ...
Bile Acid TUDCA Shows Liver Protection Across Diseases, But Human Evidence Remains Thin
A new narrative review maps how the bile acid TUDCA relieves ER stress, inflammation, oxidative damage, and apoptosis in liver ...
Fungal Polysaccharide Helps Probiotics Survive the Gut and Fight Colitis in Mice
A crude polysaccharide from Poria cocos boosted the gut survival of three probiotic strains and enhanced their anti-colitic effect in ...
Berberine shows promise against type 2 diabetes, but clinical proof is still lacking
A new narrative review finds berberine may influence multiple pathways in type 2 diabetes, but most evidence remains preclinical and ...
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