Gut microbe peptide implicated in triggering type 1 diabetes
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In type 1 diabetes, the body develops immune cells that target pancreatic beta cells, which play a critical role in...
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Diabetes researchers find gut microbiota regulate pancreatic growth, exocrine function, and gut hormones
Illustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health Gut microbes can regulate the...
Scientists characterize the imbalanced gut bacteria of patients with myocardial infarction, angina and heart failure — ScienceDaily
In two publications in Nature Medicine, a European-Israeli team of researchers show how major disturbances occur in the gut microbiome of patients suffering from...
Composition of gut microbiome predicts the onset of type 2 diabetes
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study identified microbial signatures which predicted the onset of type 2 diabetes during nearly 16 years of follow-up...
Gut bacteria differences between Black and white women linked to insulin sensitivity
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study led by UC Davis has found significant differences in gut bacteria between Black and white women, even after...
Common drugs affect our gut microbiome differently, with good and bad impacts on health — ScienceDaily
Inside the gut live billions of health-promoting bacteria, collectively called the gut microbiome. They act like a giant chemical factory that produce a wealth...
Diverse Gut Bacteria Might Stop Diabetes
If you haven’t yet heard the term “microbiome” in the news, it probably won’t be long before you do. Although researchers haven’t yet settled...
Maternal microbiota transplant may help restore key gut microorganisms — ScienceDaily
Newborns at risk for Type 1 diabetes because they were given antibiotics may have their gut microorganisms restored with a maternal fecal transplant, according...
Ancient gut microbiomes may offer clues to modern diseases
Credit: Valentino Sudaryo & Cindy Lin 2021 Scientists are rapidly gathering evidence that variants of gut microbiomes, the collections of bacteria and other microbes...
The gut microbiome can predict changes in glucose regulation
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study carried out by researchers from the Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu revealed that the human gut microbiome...