THE BIOME BUZZ
BUGS AND WORMS AND OTHER GREAT STUFF
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Diet (animal products) and the Gut Bacteria: A Protective and Non-Protective Mechanism?
Lately, I’ve been reading more and more about biome inhabitants that have both good and bad effect. I first introduced you to the word pathobionts in 2018 which is used to describe them. Last week, I wrote about the sometimes-probiotic bacteria, L. reuteri, and… Continue Reading “Diet (animal products) and the Gut Bacteria: A Protective and Non-Protective Mechanism?”
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes: Helminths May Hold the Answers
I found a bunch of new research on helminths and will, over the next month or so, make my way through the papers. I wanted to share first an article just published by researchers in Australia (where some of the best hookworm (Necator americanus)… Continue Reading “Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes: Helminths May Hold the Answers”
The Bacterial Microbiome and Vascular Brain Disease
A big leap ahead for science this week: for the first time ever, scientists from a variety of major universities (University of Chicago, the University of California San Diego, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia/University of Pennsylvania, etc.) have directly connected specific alterations in gut bacteria… Continue Reading “The Bacterial Microbiome and Vascular Brain Disease”
