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January 15, 2025
summer 2015

Gut Microbiome Breakthroughs Revolutionize Schizophrenia Treatment

A growing body of research has revealed a link between the gut microbiome and mental disorders, such as treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

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December 20, 2024
summer 2015

Noninvasive Microbiome Test May Specifically Identify Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis

International researchers have uncovered potentially diagnostic gut microbiome signatures and metabolic pathways associated specifically with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s disease.

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November 24, 2024
summer 2015

How Digestive Wellness Impacts Physical and Mental Health

MPR News host Angela Davis revisits a conversation with gastroenterologists, Dr. Alexander Khoruts from the University of Minnesota and Dr. Xiao Jing Wang from Mayo Clinic, who discuss what good gut health looks like and how you can improve your digestive health.

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November 5, 2024
summer 2015

Gut Bacteria Changes From Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Can Decrease Kidney Function

A new study links toxic PFAS “forever chemical” exposure in young adults to reduced gut health, which researchers suspect is a driver of kidney disease later in life.

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October 25, 2024
summer 2015

Gut Bacteria Tied to Ankylosing Spondylitis Severity

Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in joints and the spine. In a literature review of forty-seven studies, including over 2,000 patients, researchers found that patients with (AS) had significantly reduced lower microbial diversity.

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October 13, 2024
summer 2015

Study links children's bedtimes to gut health, finds early sleepers have greater microbial diversity in gut flora

A recent pediatric study investigating the link between sleep and gut health revealed that children with earlier bedtimes had greater microbial diversity, including a higher abundance of certain beneficial bacteria associated with cognitive function.

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September 17, 2024
summer 2015

Gut's Key Role in Reversing Cognitive Decline Revealed

A study led by researchers in Australia and China researched the impact of healthy gut bacteria and cognitive decline in dementia and Alzheimer's Disease.

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August 11, 2024
summer 2015

Brain circuits connecting stress to gut bacteria reveal new pathways for immune regulation

In a recent study, researchers showed that stress-sensitive neural circuits alter the gut microbiome by directly influencing duodenal glands.

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July 11, 2024
summer 2015

Transplant of fecal microbiota from healthy young mice relieves cognitive defects in late-stage diabetic mice

A new study in mice concludes that FMT can effectively relieve Type 1 Diabetes associated cognitive decline by reducing the gut–brain metabolic disorders and neuroinflammation, providing a potential therapeutic approach for diabetes-related brain disorders.

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June 6, 2024
summer 2015

FMT Could Prevent Recurrence of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients With Cirrhosis

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), significantly reduced recurrence of hepatic encephalopathy compared with placebo in patients with cirrhosis on standard-of-care treatment, results of a phase 2 randomized controlled trial show.

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