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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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OCT 04, 2018Microbiology
Artificial sweeteners have been used in foods for decades. While they seem safe for us, they may not be for bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2018Immunology
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine provides insight into the effectiveness of a fecal microbiome t ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlSEP 29, 2018Videos
Researchers are starting to learn a lot more about the huge number of microbes living in our gastrointestinal tract. But ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2018Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect animals. Some, called bacteriophages, can infect bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2018Immunology
A team of researchers looks at the effects of probiotics on the guts ability to reconstitute a microbiome after antibiot ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlSEP 25, 2018Health & Medicine
While many parents are cautious about the cleaning products they use around the house because small children could inges ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 22, 2018Immunology
Immune brain cell inflammation due to aging can be mitigated through a high fiber dietWritten By: Nicholas BreehlSEP 21, 2018Videos
Sugar alternatives may be low in calories, but they are probably not without consequence.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2018Microbiology
Probiotics have entered the mass market as both food additives and supplements, and they have been touted as a health be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2018Microbiology
We coexist with microorganisms, and many of them play an important role in our health.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2018Microbiology
It seems that many microbes, including strains in the human gut that are potentially pathogenic, can generate electricit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Interestingly, this genetic variation is not within the coding portion of a gene; it lies adjacent to it.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2018Health & Medicine
Not a week goes by that there isn’t a new superfood or some exotic fruit or spice that can curb your appetite, bur ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 06, 2018Microbiology
Scientists want to know more about how the microbes we carry in and on us are related to cancer development.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2018Microbiology
This work is a step toward bioengineering the microbes in the gut for improved human health.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2018Cancer
We have always been told to eat more vegetables as they are rich in many nutrients and vitamins as well as the ability t ...Written By: Heba El-wassefSEP 01, 2018Microbiology
It's been shown that a healthy microbiome consists of a diverse community of microbes.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2018Videos
Scientists from the University of British Colombia have discovered enzymes from gut bacteria that seem to safely turn an ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 24, 2018Microbiology
Often thought of as a dangerous germ, it seems that E. coli may be playing a helpful role in the uptake of iron.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Researchers were eager to know how cannabis reduced symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) after recent studies. N ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 21, 2018Microbiology
It's important to have a good research model in order to learn more about how the microbiome impacts health.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2018Videos
The ketogenic diet is popular, and many swear by it for weight loss, calming inflammation, relieving stress, and getting ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 14, 2018Microbiology
Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are not as effective as they once were.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2018Immunology
Subclinical infections may alter the immune system and gut microbiota in the human host impacting how we respond to envi ...Written By: Caitlin Williams
OCT 04, 2018
Microbiology
Artificial sweeteners have been used in foods for decades. While they seem safe for us, they may not be for bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2018
Immunology
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine provides insight into the effectiveness of a fecal microbiome t
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
SEP 29, 2018
Videos
Researchers are starting to learn a lot more about the huge number of microbes living in our gastrointestinal tract. But
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2018
Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect animals. Some, called bacteriophages, can infect bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2018
Immunology
A team of researchers looks at the effects of probiotics on the guts ability to reconstitute a microbiome after antibiot
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
SEP 25, 2018
Health & Medicine
While many parents are cautious about the cleaning products they use around the house because small children could inges
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 22, 2018
Immunology
Immune brain cell inflammation due to aging can be mitigated through a high fiber diet
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
SEP 21, 2018
Videos
Sugar alternatives may be low in calories, but they are probably not without consequence.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2018
Microbiology
Probiotics have entered the mass market as both food additives and supplements, and they have been touted as a health be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2018
Microbiology
We coexist with microorganisms, and many of them play an important role in our health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2018
Microbiology
It seems that many microbes, including strains in the human gut that are potentially pathogenic, can generate electricit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Interestingly, this genetic variation is not within the coding portion of a gene; it lies adjacent to it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2018
Health & Medicine
Not a week goes by that there isn’t a new superfood or some exotic fruit or spice that can curb your appetite, bur
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 06, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists want to know more about how the microbes we carry in and on us are related to cancer development.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2018
Microbiology
This work is a step toward bioengineering the microbes in the gut for improved human health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2018
Cancer
We have always been told to eat more vegetables as they are rich in many nutrients and vitamins as well as the ability t
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
SEP 01, 2018
Microbiology
It's been shown that a healthy microbiome consists of a diverse community of microbes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2018
Videos
Scientists from the University of British Colombia have discovered enzymes from gut bacteria that seem to safely turn an
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 24, 2018
Microbiology
Often thought of as a dangerous germ, it seems that E. coli may be playing a helpful role in the uptake of iron.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers were eager to know how cannabis reduced symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) after recent studies. N
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 21, 2018
Microbiology
It's important to have a good research model in order to learn more about how the microbiome impacts health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2018
Videos
The ketogenic diet is popular, and many swear by it for weight loss, calming inflammation, relieving stress, and getting
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 14, 2018
Microbiology
Alcohol-based hand sanitizers are not as effective as they once were.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2018
Immunology
Subclinical infections may alter the immune system and gut microbiota in the human host impacting how we respond to envi
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams