Imaging reveals bowel abnormalities in patients with COVID-19
Patients with COVID-19 can have bowel abnormalities, including ischemia, according to a new study published today in the journal Radiology
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Digestive system
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A specific class of bacteria from the gut may control weight in people
A specific class of bacteria from the gut prevents mice from becoming obese, suggesting these same microbes may similarly control weight in people, a new study reports. The beneficial bacteria, called Clostridia, are part of the microbiome collectively trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that inhabit the intestine.
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Could coffee be the secret to fighting obesity
Scientists have discovered that drinking a cup of coffee can stimulate ‘brown fat’, the body’s own fat-fighting defenses, which could be the key to tackling obesity and diabetes.
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Gut microbes eat our medication
Researchers have discovered one of the first concrete examples of how the microbiome can interfere with a drug’s intended path through the body.
Read moreGut bacteria play key role in anti seizure effects of ketogenic diet
Scientists have identified specific gut bacteria that play an essential role in the anti-seizure effects of the ketogenic diet. The
Read moreResearch: A new connection between glucose and lipid regulation in cancer metabolism
Researchers have identified an enzyme that helps cancer cells make the building materials they need to quickly proliferate. Inhibiting this
Read moreFasting benefits you by boosting your stem cells regenerative capacity
Intestinal stem cells from mice that fasted for 24 hours, at right, produced much more substantial intestinal organoids than stem
Read moreObesity linked with higher chance of developing rapid, irregular heart beat.
Researchers followed a large group of participants, equally divided between people with obesity and without, for eight years. They found
Read moreResearch: Reasons why alcohol and sugar leads to thirst
Recently researchers have been able to identify a hormone that acts on the brain to increase the desire to drink
Read moreStuffs you should know about the human stomach
The human stomach The stomach (from ancient Greek στόμαχος, stomachos, stoma means mouth) is a muscular, hollow organ in the
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