Sentences with phrase «how microorganisms in the gut»

Through its IBD and Crohn's Disease Program, the Helmsley Charitable Trust supports the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) to better understand how microorganisms in the gut contribute to this recurring inflammatory condition.

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Both studies demonstrate that the composition of the gut microbiome — the swarms of microorganisms naturally dwelling in the intestines — determines how effective these cancer immunotherapies are.

The discovery opens the door to identifying more plastic - degrading microorganisms in other insects, and creates opportunities to investigate how the chemical and biological properties of insect guts might boost the metabolism of plastics, Nealson says.

Heiman and Greenway describe how the reduction in dietary diversity has changed the richness of human gut microbiota, the community of microorganisms living in the gut.

The new report describes experiments in mice showing how genetic variation in a host animal shapes the microbiome — a rich ecosystem of mostly beneficial microorganisms that resides in the gut — and sets the table for the onset of metabolic disease.

An international group of scientists including several from the German Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) analysed the genome of vampire bats and the microorganisms that live in their gut and asked the question how much the viruses contained in the blood may affect the vampire bats.

There's also evidence that the microorganisms present in your gut can affect how well you age, 1 and this, of course, ties in directly with the latest research on calorie restriction and longevity.

While we understand that colloidal silver affects our gut bacteria, we still don't completely know how it affects the health of bacteria, yeasts, and other microorganisms in the environment.

In collaboration with the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Imperial College London, our unique programme of research provides new, fundamental information on how the Gut functions and protects itself against invading microorganisms.

Dr. Jasmohan Bajaj discusses the relationship between the microorganisms in the gut and cirrhosis, and how microbiome analysis can be used to predict the risk of cirrhosis - associated hospitalizations.