ThinkBiome

06/11/2021

If oxalate is a favored food for these types of microbes, might they expand their population whenever oxalate is increased?

06/03/2021

Should you take the viral "Blue P**p Challenge?" Learn about what bowel transit time means for your gut health.

06/01/2021

"Varying immune response to vaccinations could be countered with microbiota-targeted interventions helping infants, older people and others to take full advantage of the benefits of effective vaccines, Australian and US experts say."

Varying immune response to vaccinations could be countered with microbiota-targeted interventions helping infants, older people and others to take full advantage of the benefits of effective vaccines, Australian and US experts say.

05/24/2021

The role of microorganisms in causing and sustaining cancers has been in dispute for centuries. Through the lens of gut- and tumor-associated microbes, Sepich-Poore et al. review our current understanding of the microbiota in cancer, building a “microbially conscious” framework. The authors argu...

05/20/2021

Pea flour helps malnourished children regain weight and restores gut bugs

Adding pea flour to feeds for severely malnourished children helps them gain weight and restores the balance of microbes in their gut.

05/19/2021

Diet rich in sugar, fat damages immune cells in digestive tracts of mice

05/17/2021

Methods capable of maintaining gut microbiota homeostasis to prevent bacterial translocation and infection under external threats are critical for multiple facets of human health but have been rarely reported. Here, we describe the elicitation of mucosal immunity to modulate the gut microbiota by or...

05/13/2021

Piles of ancient p**p reveal ‘extinction event’ in human gut bacteria

First DNA from paleofeces show people 1000 years ago in U.S., Mexico had much more diverse gut microbes

05/11/2021

"According to new research, understanding ancient oral microbe communities can help modern-day scientists better understand major events in human evolution and even treat health conditions in the future."

Mineralized dental plaque preserved ancient microbial information, new research reveals.

05/06/2021

Months of exuberant hand-sanitizing and social isolation during the pandemic have changed our exposure to microbes, in ways good and bad.

Months of exuberant hand-sanitizing and social isolation during the pandemic have changed our exposure to microbes, in ways good and bad.

05/05/2021

Postbiotics finally get an official definition!

Postbiotics are emerging substances prepared from inactivated microorganisms, in contrast to probiotics, which must be administered alive. This Consensus Statement outlines a definition for the term ‘postbiotics’ as determined by an expert panel convened by the International Scientific Associati...

05/04/2021

Restructuring the Gut Microbiota by Intermittent Fasting Lowers Blood Pressure

Rationale: In recent years, it has been demonstrated that a pathological change in the gut microbiota, termed gut dysbiosis, can be an underlying factor for the development of hypertension. Preventio