Summary: A new study reports long term use of antibiotics in mice decreased levels of amyloid plaques and activated inflammatory microglial cells. Source: University of Chicago. Long-term antibiotic treatment in mice decreases levels of disease-causing plaques and enhances neuroinflammatory activity of microglial cells. Long-term treatment with broad spectrum antibiotics decreased levels of amyloid plaques, aContinue reading “Antibiotics Weaken Alzheimer’s Progression Through Changes in Gut Bacteria”
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Sleep Loss Tied to Gut Microbiota Changes in Humans
Summary: A new study reports sleep loss can lead to alterations in gut bacteria that have previousle been linked to diabetes and obesity in humans. Source: Uppsala University. Results from a new clinical study conducted at Uppsala University suggest that curtailing sleep alters the abundance of bacterial gut species that have previously been linked toContinue reading “Sleep Loss Tied to Gut Microbiota Changes in Humans”
Gut Bacteria May Aid Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury
Summary: A new study suggests certain probiotics could help aid patients’ recovery from spinal cord injury. Source: Rockefeller University Press. Researchers from The Ohio State University have discovered that spinal cord injury alters the type of bacteria living in the gut and that these changes can exacerbate the extent of neurological damage and impair recoveryContinue reading “Gut Bacteria May Aid Recovery From Spinal Cord Injury”
Migraine Sufferers Have More Nitrate-Reducing Microbes in their Mouths
Summary: Researchers discovered migraine sufferers harbor significantly more microbes with the ability to modify nitrates than those who do not suffer migraine headaches. Source: UCSD. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have found that the mouths of migraine sufferers harbor significantly more microbes with the ability to modify nitrates than peopleContinue reading “Migraine Sufferers Have More Nitrate-Reducing Microbes in their Mouths”
Microbes manipulate behavior and mood, obesity and cancer
It sounds like science fiction, but it seems that bacteria within us – which greatly outnumber our own cells – may very well be affecting both our cravings and moods to get us to eat what they want, and often are driving us toward obesity. In an article published this week in the journal BioEssays,Continue reading “Microbes manipulate behavior and mood, obesity and cancer”
Bacteria in our cells can be our friend and enemy
Microbes our enemy and friend The human body hosts more than ten thousand different kinds of microbes. Most of these bacteria aren’t harmful – in fact, many of them actually aid the immune system. Microbiota and the healthy brain Within the first few days of life, humans are colonized by commensal intestinal microbiota. Review ofContinue reading “Bacteria in our cells can be our friend and enemy”