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Probiotic
Live microorganisms that are ingested and are thought to be benign, with the common claim that they help restore gut flora. There is no significant support for this claim however, and in fact they may sometimes cause negative effects.
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APR 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 LeitchMAR 18, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers from Ohio State University have found that the stress response works in unexpected ways in pregnant mice. Th ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 10, 2021Microbiology
Researchers and clinicians have often studied genes that affect the function and development of the brain to explain neu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2021Microbiology
The advancement of genetic and computational tools has given us so much new information its opened up new research field ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2021Microbiology
Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are illnesses that involve serious disturbances in eating beh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2021Microbiology
People, animals, and even plants are known to have biological clocks, and new work has revealed that free-living bacteri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2021Immunology
When administered shortly after birth, a recent study has found that the supplementation combo of probiotics and prebiot ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 04, 2021Microbiology
The microbial community in our gastrointestinal tract has been shown to have a significant impact on our health and well ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2020Microbiology
Hydrogen peroxide is known as a corrosive chemical and is sometimes used as a disinfectant. But scientists have now foun ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2020Plants & Animals
Soil helps provide plants with some of the nutrients they need, like phosphorous. Fertilizers may include phosphorous, w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2020Cancer
Research from a team of scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University suggests that bacteria in ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 19, 2020Cancer
New research published in the journal European Urology reports that greater gut microbial diversity in patients wit ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 17, 2020Microbiology
Microbes in our gastrointestinal tract may not only be closely linked to our health, but they may also be useful as a di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2020Microbiology
The gut microbiome, the community of microbes that helps us digest food and absorb nutrients, has been shown to have an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2020Immunology
More than half of all women will suffer from a urinary tract infection, or UTI, during their lifetimes. Women are consid ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 12, 2020Cardiology
Trillions of microbes call our bodies home, and the ones that live in the gut can have a powerful impact on human health ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2020Microbiology
E. coli is a microbe that is commonly found in the intestinal tract, where it can exist harmlessly. However, if it gets ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2020Microbiology
In nature, strains of bacteria usually grow in colonies, and together, they are tougher.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes in our gastrointestinal tract carry their own genomes and can produce and secrete molecules that have an ef ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2020Neuroscience
A researcher from Oxford University, UK, has found that certain gut bacteria may be able to influence our personality tr ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 20, 2019Neuroscience
Research is increasingly pointing towards the importance of the gut-brain axis in regulating our health. Not only has th ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 17, 2019Cannabis Sciences
If both the endocannabinoid system and the intestinal microbiome are affected by dietary consumption habits, wouldn&rsqu ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 12, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Alcoholic liver injury is caused by overconsumption of alcohol, something that can lead to serious diseases such as live ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 08, 2019Microbiology
When we get a cut, we easily put a bandage on it and it heals, but internal wounds can be much harder to treat.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
MAR 18, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers from Ohio State University have found that the stress response works in unexpected ways in pregnant mice. Th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
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
JAN 25, 2021
Microbiology
The advancement of genetic and computational tools has given us so much new information its opened up new research field
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2021
Microbiology
Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are illnesses that involve serious disturbances in eating beh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2021
Microbiology
People, animals, and even plants are known to have biological clocks, and new work has revealed that free-living bacteri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2021
Immunology
When administered shortly after birth, a recent study has found that the supplementation combo of probiotics and prebiot
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 04, 2021
Microbiology
The microbial community in our gastrointestinal tract has been shown to have a significant impact on our health and well
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2020
Microbiology
Hydrogen peroxide is known as a corrosive chemical and is sometimes used as a disinfectant. But scientists have now foun
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2020
Plants & Animals
Soil helps provide plants with some of the nutrients they need, like phosphorous. Fertilizers may include phosphorous, w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2020
Cancer
Research from a team of scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University suggests that bacteria in
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 19, 2020
Cancer
New research published in the journal European Urology reports that greater gut microbial diversity in patients wit
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 17, 2020
Microbiology
Microbes in our gastrointestinal tract may not only be closely linked to our health, but they may also be useful as a di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2020
Microbiology
The gut microbiome, the community of microbes that helps us digest food and absorb nutrients, has been shown to have an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2020
Immunology
More than half of all women will suffer from a urinary tract infection, or UTI, during their lifetimes. Women are consid
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 12, 2020
Cardiology
Trillions of microbes call our bodies home, and the ones that live in the gut can have a powerful impact on human health
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2020
Microbiology
E. coli is a microbe that is commonly found in the intestinal tract, where it can exist harmlessly. However, if it gets
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2020
Microbiology
In nature, strains of bacteria usually grow in colonies, and together, they are tougher.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes in our gastrointestinal tract carry their own genomes and can produce and secrete molecules that have an ef
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2020
Neuroscience
A researcher from Oxford University, UK, has found that certain gut bacteria may be able to influence our personality tr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 20, 2019
Neuroscience
Research is increasingly pointing towards the importance of the gut-brain axis in regulating our health. Not only has th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 17, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
If both the endocannabinoid system and the intestinal microbiome are affected by dietary consumption habits, wouldn&rsqu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 12, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Alcoholic liver injury is caused by overconsumption of alcohol, something that can lead to serious diseases such as live
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 08, 2019
Microbiology
When we get a cut, we easily put a bandage on it and it heals, but internal wounds can be much harder to treat.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch