The gut is a crucial player in the immune system. It is no secret that modern life throws a lot of challenges at it. Stress, poor diet, and lack of exercise can all take a toll. This can make the body more vulnerable to infections and long-term health issues. Probiotics are a type of good bacteria that can help keep the gut healthy. They can boost immune functio...
Let's talk about a common health problem. Yup, livers taking a beating from poor diets. What can turn things around? Research went deep into the role of exercise and probiotics hitting rats' livers. First things first, what are probiotics? Ever had yogurt? They're the good bacteria in it. And exercise? Well, that's just getting your heart pumping with activities lik...
Imagine a world where bacteria are your friends at the table. In the game of metabolism and gut health, these friendly bacteria are the secret agents. Probiotics produce metabiotics that are like little superheroes. Just like Trans-Vaccenic Acid (TVA), Indole-3-Lactic Acid (ILA), thiamine (vitamin B1), and butyric acid. These guys are no ordinary players. During exe...
Radiotherapy, a common cancer treatment, often struggles to effectively kill tumor cells. Researchers have discovered a unique way to enhance this therapy using a clever combination of bacteria and a metal called selenium. They've created tiny particles, called BL@SeNPs, which are made by coating the probiotic bacterium Bifidobacterium longum (BL) with selenium nanop...
Necrotizing Enterocolitis, or NEC, is a serious health issue that mainly affects premature babies. It's like a fire in the belly, causing severe inflammation in the gut. Scientists are trying to understand how this happens by looking at it from different angles. They're combining insights from doctors, microbiologists, and molecular scientists to get a full picture. ...
You might have heard that gut bacteria can influence your mood. A recent study explored whether adding kefir, a probiotic drink, to regular medication could help women fighting major depressive disorder (MDD). The idea is that by tweaking the microbiota in the gut, we might be able to also tweak the brain. But how does gut bacteria even connect to the brain? Well, s...
Alzheimer's disease is a serious illness that makes it hard for people to remember and think clearly. Scientists are looking at new ways to treat it, like using special bacteria called probiotics. Probiotics can help your brain and gut work better together, which might slow down the disease. To make probiotics work even better, scientists are using special techniques...
Scientists recently dived into the genetic world of a bacterial strain called Lactiplantibacillus plantarum HMX2, which they found in Chinese Sauerkraut. They used advanced sequencing tools to study its DNA and see if it could be a helpful probiotic. This little bacterium, they discovered, has a lot in common with other known helpful bacteria, showing a genetic simil...
Imagine tiny, beneficial microbes in our bodies, known as Bifidobacteriaceae. Scientists recently dove into a huge pile of human gut data to figure out how these microbes differ between people. They looked at over 9, 500 human gut samples and compared them with 1, 192 microbe genomes from various sources. This giant task revealed some fascinating findings. Bifidobac...
Did you know that Parkinson's disease might start in the gut? Research shows that gut issues like ulcers and acid reflux can raise the risk of Parkinson's by a whopping 76%! Even before symptoms show up, problems like constipation can be early signs. So, how can you keep your gut happy and healthy? California doctor Saurabh Sethi has some simple tips for you. First,...