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Tag: Gut Bacteria

Disruption of the Gut Microbiome Leads to Binge Eating in Mice
ArchivesPhysiology

Disruption of the Gut Microbiome Leads to Binge Eating in Mice

November 30, 2022May 29, 2024

Broad-spectrum antibiotics are widely used in society to treat a variety of dangerous infections, but could they also be…

Transplanting Microbes from a Young Mouse into an Old One Reverses Age-Related Cognitive Decline
ArchivesPhysiology

Transplanting Microbes from a Young Mouse into an Old One Reverses Age-Related Cognitive Decline

August 18, 2021May 29, 2024

Story at a glance… When receiving a sample of a young mouse’s gut microbiome, age-related cognitive decline was reversed…

Physiology

Food Allergies in Children Seem Heavily-Determined by Mother’s Microbiome and Fiber Intake

March 25, 2020

The human microbiome – the cultures of microscopic lifeforms which live inside us, is proven to have all manner…

Physiology

Probiotics Like Lactobacillus Casei have been Shown to Dramatically Reduce Symptoms of Depression

February 19, 2020

Some of the most extensive research into the human microbiome has revealed that the health or variance in genetic…

Gut Microbiome Could be Better at Predicting Disease and Mortality Than Our Own Genetics
ArchivesMedicine

Gut Microbiome Could be Better at Predicting Disease and Mortality Than Our Own Genetics

January 27, 2020May 29, 2024

A new paper from Tierney et al. at Harvard Medical School awaiting peer-review has found evidence that the human…

Physiology

World’s Largest Microbiome Research Cohort Begins To Reveal The Path To Possible Medical Breakthroughs

November 19, 2019

PICTURED: The cover to a coffee table book “Hadza” that was released based on research and field notes from…


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Suzanne Latre April 28, 2026

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Andy Corbley April 19, 2026

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