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Gut: Also known as, the gastrointestinal tract, is an organ system within humans and other animals. It takes in food, digests it to extract, and absorb energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste as feces. The mouth, esophagus, stomach and intestines are part of the gastrointestinal tract.
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MAY 13, 2021Microbiology
What can we learn from a specimen of ancient poo? A lot, it turns out. Scientists have now reported their findings from ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2021Immunology
Salmonella infections are a massive problem—Over 95 million people are affected by this foodborne illness every ye ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 08, 2021Cancer
New research published online in the journal Gut from researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 03, 2021Immunology
We know that processed foods like ice cream, potato chips, and candy bars in excess can cause people to pile on the poun ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 02, 2021Microbiology
Increasingly, microbes in the gut are being linked to human health and disease. New research has suggested that disrupti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 23, 2021Microbiology
The microbes that live in the human gut have a powerful influence on our health, and that microbial community is with us ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have noted that we have a 'profound ignorance' about the state of the microbial populations of the world.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2021Microbiology
The world is full of microbes that have colonized nearly every environment including the human body. The vast majority o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2021Microbiology
Researchers are learning more about how different species of bacteria in the human gut microbiome play a role in metabol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2021Immunology
In a recent study, researchers discovered that a fungus present in cheese, processed meats, beer, and other fermented fo ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 11, 2021Microbiology
The bacteria in our gastrointestinal tract have a big influence on our health, and they serve some important functions i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2021Microbiology
The bacterium Campylobacter is thought to cause more cases of food poisoning than any other microbial pathogen. Scientis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2021Chemistry & Physics
In a presentation at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society, researchers discuss the possibility of using f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 05, 2021Health & Medicine
April is autism awareness month (April 2 was autism awareness day), during which people are encouraged to learn more abo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2021Microbiology
Many people think of bacteria as disgusting germs, but there are plenty of important bacterial species that provide us w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 30, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found a link between how much social support, compassion, a ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 29, 2021Microbiology
We know that the microbes in the gut have a significant effect on human biology, and researchers are starting to learn m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2021Immunology
Nitric oxide, a molecule produced by the immune system, can negatively impact antibiotics’ effectiveness, says a s ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 23, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Patients with a disease often see specialists, and there may not be much communication among them when individuals suffe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2021Cancer
New research highlighted recently in Nature explores the ways that bacteria in tumors could be targeted to trigger immun ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 14, 2021Microbiology
It was only discovered recently, and the gut microbiome has been shown to be a major player in human health. But bacteri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2021Microbiology
Many bacteria that infect intestinal cells make and release bacterial proteins into their host in order to hijack cell f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2021Microbiology
Researchers and clinicians have often studied genes that affect the function and development of the brain to explain neu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2021Microbiology
A new type of endosymbiosis has been discovered; the organisms are shown in this image by S. Ahmerkamp, Max Planck Insti ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2021
Microbiology
What can we learn from a specimen of ancient poo? A lot, it turns out. Scientists have now reported their findings from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2021
Immunology
Salmonella infections are a massive problem—Over 95 million people are affected by this foodborne illness every ye
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 08, 2021
Cancer
New research published online in the journal Gut from researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 03, 2021
Immunology
We know that processed foods like ice cream, potato chips, and candy bars in excess can cause people to pile on the poun
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 02, 2021
Microbiology
Increasingly, microbes in the gut are being linked to human health and disease. New research has suggested that disrupti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2021
Microbiology
The microbes that live in the human gut have a powerful influence on our health, and that microbial community is with us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have noted that we have a 'profound ignorance' about the state of the microbial populations of the world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2021
Microbiology
The world is full of microbes that have colonized nearly every environment including the human body. The vast majority o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers are learning more about how different species of bacteria in the human gut microbiome play a role in metabol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2021
Immunology
In a recent study, researchers discovered that a fungus present in cheese, processed meats, beer, and other fermented fo
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 11, 2021
Microbiology
The bacteria in our gastrointestinal tract have a big influence on our health, and they serve some important functions i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2021
Microbiology
The bacterium Campylobacter is thought to cause more cases of food poisoning than any other microbial pathogen. Scientis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
In a presentation at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society, researchers discuss the possibility of using f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 05, 2021
Health & Medicine
April is autism awareness month (April 2 was autism awareness day), during which people are encouraged to learn more abo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2021
Microbiology
Many people think of bacteria as disgusting germs, but there are plenty of important bacterial species that provide us w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 30, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of California San Diego have found a link between how much social support, compassion, a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 29, 2021
Microbiology
We know that the microbes in the gut have a significant effect on human biology, and researchers are starting to learn m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2021
Immunology
Nitric oxide, a molecule produced by the immune system, can negatively impact antibiotics’ effectiveness, says a s
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 23, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Patients with a disease often see specialists, and there may not be much communication among them when individuals suffe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2021
Cancer
New research highlighted recently in Nature explores the ways that bacteria in tumors could be targeted to trigger immun
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 14, 2021
Microbiology
It was only discovered recently, and the gut microbiome has been shown to be a major player in human health. But bacteri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2021
Microbiology
Many bacteria that infect intestinal cells make and release bacterial proteins into their host in order to hijack cell f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers and clinicians have often studied genes that affect the function and development of the brain to explain neu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2021
Microbiology
A new type of endosymbiosis has been discovered; the organisms are shown in this image by S. Ahmerkamp, Max Planck Insti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch