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Diet Diversity Linked to Prepregnancy BMI but Not Gut Microbiota
A new study explores the relationship between dietary diversity, prepregnancy BMI, and gut microbiota diversity in the third trimester of pr…
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Ozempic, GLP-1 and the gut: what the microbiome has to do with the weight-loss drugs
GLP-1 is a hormone your gut already makes — and your gut bacteria help trigger it. As GLP-1 drugs reshape medicine, here is the evidence-based map of where the microbiome actually fits, and where the probiotic marketing outruns it.
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Probiotic Supplementation in PCOS: A Closer Look at Hormonal Effects
A new study explores the impact of Saccharomyces boulardii on hormonal levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), revealing pote…
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Exploring Tranexamic Acid's Role in Preventing Anastomotic Leaks
A new clinical trial protocol investigates the feasibility of using tranexamic acid to prevent anastomotic leaks after rectal cancer surgery…
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Urbanization's Impact on Microbial Diversity and Elderly Health
A new study examines how urbanization affects microbial diversity in care facilities, influencing elderly health outcomes such as frailty an…
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Dietary Patterns for Obesity in CKD: A Review of Options
A new review evaluates the suitability of Mediterranean, plant-forward, and low-carbohydrate diets for managing obesity in individuals with …
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Exploring the Nutritional Paradox in Chronic Kidney Disease
A new study examines the complex interplay of metabolic and hormonal factors in protein-energy wasting among CKD patients, proposing a novel…
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Surviving the Heat: Probiotic B. infantis M-63 in Infant Formula
A new study investigates whether the probiotic Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis M-63 can survive in infant formula prepared under WHO …
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Phocaeicola vulgatus: A Microbial Ally Against Obesity?
New research explores how Phocaeicola vulgatus may influence obesity through arginine production and retinoic acid signaling.
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Understanding the Gut-Brain Axis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
A new review explores the complex interactions of the gut-brain axis in IBD, highlighting mechanisms behind neurological and psychiatric com…
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Exploring Tranexamic Acid's Role in Preventing Anastomotic Leaks
A new clinical trial protocol investigates the feasibility of using tranexamic acid to prevent anastomotic leaks after rectal cancer surgery…
Therapeutics
Evaluating Early FMT for Clostridioides difficile Infection
A new clinical trial investigates the potential benefits of early fecal microbiota transplantation for patients experiencing their first epi…
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Exploring the Impact of WuMei Decoction and Probiotics on Colonic Polyp Patients
A new study investigates the combined effects of modified WuMei decoction and Bifidobacterium capsules on patients post-endoscopic resection…
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Diet Diversity Linked to Prepregnancy BMI but Not Gut Microbiota
A new study explores the relationship between dietary diversity, prepregnancy BMI, and gut microbiota diversity in the third trimester of pr…
Science
Probiotic Supplementation in PCOS: A Closer Look at Hormonal Effects
A new study explores the impact of Saccharomyces boulardii on hormonal levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), revealing pote…
Science
Urbanization's Impact on Microbial Diversity and Elderly Health
A new study examines how urbanization affects microbial diversity in care facilities, influencing elderly health outcomes such as frailty an…
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Understanding the Gut-Brain Axis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
A new review explores the complex interactions of the gut-brain axis in IBD, highlighting mechanisms behind neurological and psychiatric com…
Gut–Brain
Probiotic Strain Shows Promise in Modulating Gut-Brain Axis
A new study explores how Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum AL44 may influence cognitive function through gut-brain interactions in a mouse m…
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Exploring the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis in Stress Responses
A new review examines how metabolites like GABA, serotonin, and kynurenine influence stress resilience through the microbiota-gut-brain axis…
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The probiotics market grows up: from yogurt aisle to strain-level precision
“Live cultures” is becoming a measurable claim. Inside the industry shift from vague probiotics to defined, characterized strains.
Industry
Ozempic, GLP-1 and the gut: what the microbiome has to do with the weight-loss drugs
GLP-1 is a hormone your gut already makes — and your gut bacteria help trigger it. As GLP-1 drugs reshape medicine, here is the evidence-bas…
Industry
Meet Akkermansia: the single strain dragging probiotics into the GLP-1 era
One gut bacterium has become the face of “next-generation” probiotics — a defined, characterized strain with human metabolic data and a tant…
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Gut Microbiome Signatures May Predict Kidney Transplant Rejection
A new study suggests that pre-transplant gut microbiome profiles could help predict early acute rejection in kidney transplant recipients, o…
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16S vs shotgun: what your microbiome test actually reads
Two sequencing methods sit behind nearly every gut test on the market, and they don’t read the same book. One tells you roughly who is there…
Diagnostics
Your at-home gut test and your friend’s might disagree more than your guts do
A 2026 NIST study found direct-to-consumer microbiome tests so inconsistent that the noise between brands rivaled the real biological differ…