Gut-Dwelling Bacterium Consumes Parkinson’s Drug Posted on June 25th, 2019 by Dr. Francis Collins Gut bacteria eating a pill Scientists continue to uncover the many fascinating ways in which the trillions of microbes that inhabit the human body influence our health. Now comes yet another surprising discovery: a medicine-eating bacterium residing in the human gutContinue reading “Gut-Dwelling Bacterium Consumes Parkinson’s Drug”
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Gut microbes eat our medication for Parkinson
Pills illustration (stock image). Credit: © georgejmclittle / Adobe Stock Researchers have discovered one of the first concrete examples of how the microbiome can interfere with a drug’s intended path through the body. Focusing on levodopa (L-dopa), the primary treatment for Parkinson’s disease, they identified which bacteria out of the trillions of species is responsible forContinue reading “Gut microbes eat our medication for Parkinson”
Cancer Hijacks the Microbiome to Glut Itself on Sugar
Cancer Hijacks the Microbiome to Glut Itself on Glucose Summary: Researchers report leukemia undercuts the normal ability of cells to consume glucose, leaving more glucose available to help feed the growth of cancer cells. Source: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Cancer needs energy to drive its out-of-control growth. It gets energy in the formContinue reading “Cancer Hijacks the Microbiome to Glut Itself on Sugar”
How the digestive tract communicates with the brain
SOME GUT FEELINGS ARE A RED FLAG NEUROSCIENCE NEWSMARCH 21, 2018 Researchers report gut-to-brain signals can influence emotions, mood and decision making, prompting people to avoid situations that make them feel uneasy.… READ MORE… FEATUREDNEUROSCIENCEPSYCHOLOGY4 MIN READ TOP 20 NEUROSCIENCE NEWS STORIES OF 2017 NEUROSCIENCE NEWSJANUARY 2, 2018 2018 is almost upon us. We thought itContinue reading “How the digestive tract communicates with the brain”
Gut Microbiome May Make Chemo Drug Toxic to Patients
Albert Einstein College of Medicineresearchers report that the composition of people’s gut bacteria may explain why some of them suffer life-threatening reactions after taking a key drug for treating metastatic colorectal cancer. The findings, described online today in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, a Nature research journal, could help predict which patients will suffer side effects and prevent complications in susceptible patients.
Trauma and the Gut, Dr PerlMutter
I’m very excited to bring you this research study from my friend Dr. Emeran Mayer. It’s a very intriguing report that demonstrates not only how changes in the gut bacteria correlate with irritable bowel syndrome, but, in addition, how these changes in the gut bacteria correlate with the size of various brain areas… Watch Here RecentContinue reading “Trauma and the Gut, Dr PerlMutter”
Predictive genetic testing may upend the insurance market
Predictive genetic testing may upend the insurance market, The Economist writes, as insurers about adverse selection and consumers worry about discrimination. Consumers can now on their own order genetic tests that inform them of their risk of developing certain diseases. Health tests can gauges customer’s chances of developing diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Email motherhealth@gmail.com for DNAContinue reading “Predictive genetic testing may upend the insurance market”
What can harm your thyroid?
My uncle in Silicon Valley died of thyroid cancer. Take action about your health and find out how: Thyroid harming toxins in your water Makeup products that are harming your health How to determine if you’re mercury sensitive How to detoxify your body How chronic infections affect thyroid health How leaky gut can lead toContinue reading “What can harm your thyroid?”
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How the Gut Feeling Shapes Fear
We are all familiar with that uncomfortable feeling in our stomach when faced with a threatening situation. By studying rats, researchers at ETH Zurich have been able to prove for the first time that our ‘gut instinct’ has a significant impact on how we react to fear. An unlit, deserted car park at night, footstepsContinue reading “How the Gut Feeling Shapes Fear”
The Human Gut Microbiome as a Screening Tool for Colorectal Cancer
Our results suggest that relative abundance data from the human gut microbiome differentiates individuals with healthy colons from those with adenomas and carcinomas. Most importantly, there was a significant difference in the gut microbiome of people with colonic adenomas compared with those with healthy colons. This has considerable importance in secondary prevention because screening forContinue reading “The Human Gut Microbiome as a Screening Tool for Colorectal Cancer”
A Window to the Gut’s Brain
Summary: Researchers have developed a new system that allows for real time viewing of the enteric nervous system, and could provide a new way to identify gastrointestinal disorders. Source: Duke University. Real-time view of enteric nervous system provides new way to study gastrointestinal disorders. Duke researchers have developed a system that allows real-time optical andContinue reading “A Window to the Gut’s Brain”
Changes Uncovered in Gut Bacteria of People with Multiple Sclerosis
Summary: A new study reveals changes in the gut microbiomes of untreated and treated multiple sclerosis patients. Source: Bingham and Women’s Hospital. Study finds alterations in the gut microbiomes of treated and untreated MS patients. A connection between the bacteria living in the gut and immunological disorders such as multiple sclerosis have long been suspected,Continue reading “Changes Uncovered in Gut Bacteria of People with Multiple Sclerosis”
Gut Busting: How Gaseous Substances in the Body Affect Psyche and Behavior
Summary: A new study reports on the role gasotransmitters play in behavior and psychology. Source: Lomonosov Moscow State University. Professor Alexander Oleskin from the Faculty of Biology of the Lomonosov Moscow State University and his colleague Professor Boris Shenderov from the Gabrichevsky Moscow Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology published an article devoted to theContinue reading “Gut Busting: How Gaseous Substances in the Body Affect Psyche and Behavior”