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How doxycycline for STI prevention affects the gut microbiome

Taking a dose of the oral antibiotic doxycycline after a high-risk sexual encounter has dramatically reduced the incidence of sexually…

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Circadian disruption, gut microbiome changes linked to colorectal cancer progression

Research from the University of California, Irvine has revealed how disruption of the circadian clock, the body’s internal, 24-hour biological…

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Research reveals impact of gut microbiome on hormone levels in mice

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that the balance of bacteria in the gut can influence symptoms of…

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Better together: Gut microbiome communities’ resilience to drugs

Many human medications can directly inhibit the growth and alter the function of the bacteria that constitute our gut microbiome.…

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Gut microbiome influences location of immune cells, study finds

Researchers at the Experimental and Clinical Research Center of Max Delbrück Center and Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin (ECRC) have found…

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Researchers develop tool that measures health of a person’s gut microbiome

A team of Mayo Clinic researchers has developed an innovative computational tool that analyzes the gut microbiome, a complex ecosystem…

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What’s in the microbiome of the foods we eat?

Microbes are part of the food we eat and can influence our own microbiome, but we know very little about…

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Mother’s gut microbiome during pregnancy shapes baby’s brain development

A study in mice has found that the bacteria Bifidobacterium breve in the mother’s gut during pregnancy supports healthy brain…

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Mining the microbiome: Uncovering new antibiotics inside the human gut

The average human gut contains roughly 100 trillion microbes, many of which are constantly competing for limited resources. “It’s such…

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Early life exposure to common chemical permanently disrupts gut microbiome, study suggests

Early life exposure to ‘forever chemicals’ in the environment permanently disrupts the gut microbiome in mice, contributing to the development…

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