Antibiotics linked to higher triple-negative breast cancer death risk

Triple-negative breast cancer patients who take antibiotics within three years of diagnosis have a higher death risk, researchers report.

Krista Conger-Stanford • futurity
April 26, 2023 ~11 min

Gut bacteria discovery could bring new probiotics

One of the most abundant beneficial species found in the human gut showed an increase in colonization potential during carbon limitation.

Yale • futurity
March 21, 2023 ~6 min


Gut bacteria discovery could bring new probiotics

One of the most abundant beneficial species found in the human gut showed an increase in colonization potential during carbon limitation.

Yale • futurity
March 21, 2023 ~6 min

Study probes caffeine’s role in gut health, IBD

Researchers zero in on molecular component in caffeinated foods such as coffee, tea and chocolate.

BWH Communications • harvard
March 16, 2023 ~5 min

Bile acids and gut microbes could potentially treat multiple sclerosis, according to new research in mice

The gut microbiome plays a big role in mediating how the immune system responds to perceived threats, which include the body’s own nerves.

Andrea Merchak, Ph.D. Candidate in Neuroscience, University of Virginia • conversation
March 1, 2023 ~7 min

Polymers protect mice from peanut allergy reaction

Micelle technology is potential platform for treating food allergies and inflammatory gastrointestinal diseases, researchers report.

Matt Wood-U. Chicago • futurity
Feb. 16, 2023 ~8 min

Microbes in your food can help or hinder your body's defenses against cancer – how diet influences the conflict between cell 'cooperators' and 'cheaters'

Cancer cells are ‘cheaters’ that do not cooperate with the rest of the body. Certain microbes in your diet can either protect against or promote tumor formation by influencing cell cooperation.

Athena Aktipis, Associate Professor of Psychology, Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University • conversation
Jan. 31, 2023 ~7 min

Genes may connect mouth diseases and cancer

The same genes that affect diseases in our mouths may be linked to other diseases, including certain types of cancer.

U. Pittsburgh • futurity
Jan. 20, 2023 ~5 min


How many people does a scoop of wastewater represent?

Researchers have developed a way to figure out how many people the microbes in a wastewater sample represent.

Brandie Jefferson-WUSTL • futurity
Jan. 9, 2023 ~5 min

COVID infection messes up healthy gut bacteria balance

Research shows that COVID disrupts a healthy balance between good and bad microbes in the gut, especially with antibiotic treatment.

Patti Zielinski - Rutgers • futurity
Jan. 3, 2023 ~6 min

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