Gut Bacteria

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A meal loaded with too much of fat and grease can silence the communication between the intestine and the rest of your body. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Greasy food can interrupt body’s communication with gut

Here's why greasy meal interrupts gut's communication with body.

19 Dec 2019 12:38 PM

A series of studies over the past decade has confirmed that the microbes living in our gut are not only associated with obesity but also are one of the causes. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Maternal health key factor in determining childhood obesity

Other than junk food, here's another key factor in childhood obesity.

01 Nov 2019 11:26 AM

Earlier research has also branded the gut as our second brain because of the impact it has on our mood (Photo: AFP)

Research shows the impact of gut bacteria on the human brain

This can open doors to a completely new way of researching the effect of bacteria on human brain.

14 Nov 2018 7:08 PM

Girls given four or more types of the drugs were 50 per cent more likely to become obese. (Photo: Pixabay)

Giving antibiotics to children under 2 raises risk of obesity, says study

Study found that longer children took drugs and more classes of antibiotics they had taken, greater risk of obesity was.

31 Oct 2018 8:13 PM

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Healthy lifestyle in childhood ensures balance of gut bacteria

Diet has been shown to influence gut microbiota diversity in adults but little is known about the impact of other lifestyle factors.

27 Sep 2018 11:40 AM

Eating crickets is good for your guts

More than 2 billion people around the world regularly consume insects.

05 Aug 2018 9:56 AM

Salmonella infections often cause diarrhoea, fever and abdominal cramps (Photo: AFP)

Salmonella infections may be kept at bay by gut bacteria

The researchers determined that propionate doesn't trigger the immune response to thwart the pathogen.

29 Jul 2018 8:14 PM

People taking antibiotics can develop resistance and experience gastrointestinal distress since antibiotics kill both bad and good bacteria in the gut (Photo: AFP)

Antibiotics may be replaced by viruses that kill harmful gut bacteria

The new treatment could be used in place of antibiotics to rid the gut of harmful bacteria and promote the growth of beneficial bacteria.

11 Jun 2018 9:00 AM

The shortage of short-chain fatty acids leads to the type 2 diabetes and other diseases. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study says High-Fiber diet may help gut bacteria fight type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes develops when pancreas makes little insulin or when the body doesn't use insulin well.

12 Mar 2018 8:23 AM

The sugars in mum’s breast milk, known to feed good bacteria in infants to keep them healthy, could be used to treat a range of conditionsin adults like diabetes, and irritable bowel syndrome. (Photo: AFP)

Breast milk may soon become the next health craze

Sugarlogix, based in Berkely, California, has pegged the supplement to be the next big health craze.

21 Oct 2017 12:46 PM

Good gut bacteria can be useful in making cancer immunotherapies work better

Researchers are planning to follow-up on the current study with larger clinical studies.

08 Oct 2017 12:50 PM

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