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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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AUG 20, 2023Microbiology
A healthy diet that includes vegetables can provide many health benefits. Scientists have now shown that cruciferous veg ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Inflammatory bowel diseases like colitis or Crohn's disease are thought to impact around 7 million people, who have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
A new kind of biosensor has been created by an international team of researchers; they made bacteria that are able to de ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2023Cardiology
The recent article, "Effects of Kombucha Consumption on Fasting Blood Glucose Levels in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes ...Written By: Greta AnneAUG 05, 2023Neuroscience
Irregular sleep patterns are linked to increased levels of harmful gut bacteria. The corresponding study was published i ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 03, 2023Microbiology
The gut microbiome is home to trillions of microorganisms, which have been shown to have a dramatic impact on many aspec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2023Cardiology
Certain bacteria in the gut microbiome are linked to increased arterial plaque and heart disease.Written By: Savannah LoganJUL 25, 2023Microbiology
There are potentially hundreds if not thousands of microbial species in the average human gut microbiome. That microbial ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Systemic lupus erythematosus is the most common form of lupus, and is an autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2023Microbiology
The microbe Akkermansia muciniphila is found in many animals and is a common part of the human gut microbiome, and might ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2023Microbiology
For decades, scientists have searched for the causes of autism spectrum disorder. While genetic influences seem to play ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2023Neuroscience
Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects millions of people worldwide, presenting a significant challenge for healthcare ...Written By: Amielle MorenoJUN 09, 2023Earth & The Environment
Microplastics are small plastic particles less than five millimeters long. They can come from larger plastic pieces whic ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandJUN 06, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
According to the 2010 US Census, there were 53,364 centenarians in the US, so around 1.73 of every 10,000 Americans live ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2023Microbiology
Sargassum is a brown macroalgae that is abundant in the ocean. It has many appendages and 'berries' that are ful ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2023Microbiology
Humans and other primates carry complex communities of microbes in our guts, and while we know how important these micro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2023Microbiology
Microbes are vital partners for many species. There are gut microbiomes in a huge number of animals, for example, which ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
What if sutures could actually promote wound healing? Scientists have designed so-called smart sutures that not only sti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a device called CapScan that people can take like a pill, and it will move through the digesti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
When triple-negative breast cancer patients took several prescriptions worth of antibiotics in the three years after the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2023Microbiology
Bacteria can easily exchange genetic information in a process called horizontal gene transfer. But now researchers have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have conducted a wide variety of scientific experiments have been conducted onboard space shuttles and at the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2023Infographics
Microorganisms have colonized nearly every part of the world, including the human body.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2023Microbiology
The world has been colonized by microbes. They are everywhere, even in many places in the human body. New research has s ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2023
Microbiology
A healthy diet that includes vegetables can provide many health benefits. Scientists have now shown that cruciferous veg
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Inflammatory bowel diseases like colitis or Crohn's disease are thought to impact around 7 million people, who have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new kind of biosensor has been created by an international team of researchers; they made bacteria that are able to de
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2023
Cardiology
The recent article, "Effects of Kombucha Consumption on Fasting Blood Glucose Levels in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
AUG 05, 2023
Neuroscience
Irregular sleep patterns are linked to increased levels of harmful gut bacteria. The corresponding study was published i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 03, 2023
Microbiology
The gut microbiome is home to trillions of microorganisms, which have been shown to have a dramatic impact on many aspec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2023
Cardiology
Certain bacteria in the gut microbiome are linked to increased arterial plaque and heart disease.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JUL 25, 2023
Microbiology
There are potentially hundreds if not thousands of microbial species in the average human gut microbiome. That microbial
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Systemic lupus erythematosus is the most common form of lupus, and is an autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2023
Microbiology
The microbe Akkermansia muciniphila is found in many animals and is a common part of the human gut microbiome, and might
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2023
Microbiology
For decades, scientists have searched for the causes of autism spectrum disorder. While genetic influences seem to play
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2023
Neuroscience
Major depressive disorder (MDD) affects millions of people worldwide, presenting a significant challenge for healthcare
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JUN 09, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Microplastics are small plastic particles less than five millimeters long. They can come from larger plastic pieces whic
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
JUN 06, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
According to the 2010 US Census, there were 53,364 centenarians in the US, so around 1.73 of every 10,000 Americans live
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2023
Microbiology
Sargassum is a brown macroalgae that is abundant in the ocean. It has many appendages and 'berries' that are ful
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2023
Microbiology
Humans and other primates carry complex communities of microbes in our guts, and while we know how important these micro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2023
Microbiology
Microbes are vital partners for many species. There are gut microbiomes in a huge number of animals, for example, which
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
What if sutures could actually promote wound healing? Scientists have designed so-called smart sutures that not only sti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a device called CapScan that people can take like a pill, and it will move through the digesti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
When triple-negative breast cancer patients took several prescriptions worth of antibiotics in the three years after the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2023
Microbiology
Bacteria can easily exchange genetic information in a process called horizontal gene transfer. But now researchers have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have conducted a wide variety of scientific experiments have been conducted onboard space shuttles and at the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2023
Infographics
Microorganisms have colonized nearly every part of the world, including the human body.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2023
Microbiology
The world has been colonized by microbes. They are everywhere, even in many places in the human body. New research has s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch