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    Antibodies in breast milk help shape infants’ immunity
    Joseph Shavit
    • 3 days ago

    Antibodies in breast milk help shape infants’ immunity

    One set of antibodies that is induced naturally by gut beneficial bacteria can be transferred from mothers to infants through breastmilk.
    Drinking one beer a day can reduce risk of heart disease and diabetes
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 18

    Drinking one beer a day can reduce risk of heart disease and diabetes

    Men who drank either one alcoholic or non-alcoholic lager daily had a more diverse set of gut microbes, reducing the risk for some diseases.
    What's the impact of popular artificial sweeteners on your gut health?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 3

    What's the impact of popular artificial sweeteners on your gut health?

    Artificial sweeteners have increasingly replaced sugar in many foods and beverages. However, their long-term health benefits remain unclear.
    Bacteria with recording function can capture your gut health status
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 13

    Bacteria with recording function can capture your gut health status

    Our gut is home to countless bacteria, which help us to digest food. But what exactly do the microorganisms do inside the body?
    Fecal transplants shown to reverse aging process
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 5

    Fecal transplants shown to reverse aging process

    Transplanting fecal microbiota from young into old mice can reverse hallmarks of aging in the gut, eyes, and brain.
    Gut microbes could reverse your brain's age-related deterioration
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 4

    Gut microbes could reverse your brain's age-related deterioration

    A novel approach to reverse aspects of aging-related deterioration in the brain and cognitive function via the microbes in the gut.
    This is what artificial sweeteners do to your health
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 27

    This is what artificial sweeteners do to your health

    Artificial sweeteners disrupt bacteria communication, which indicates that artificial sweeteners may be problematic in the long run.
    Your microbiome shapes your life. But where did it come from?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 12

    Your microbiome shapes your life. But where did it come from?

    The gut microbiome is an ecosystem of hundreds to thousands of microbial species living within the human body.
    Gut microbiome may hold key to combat muscle decline as we age
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 28

    Gut microbiome may hold key to combat muscle decline as we age

    In skeletal muscle, decreased performance and increased fatigue are associated with a decline in the efficiency of mitochondria.
    Scientists discover link between gut microbes and arthritis
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 26

    Scientists discover link between gut microbes and arthritis

    An international research team has established a link between gut microbiota and chronic inflammatory diseases such as arthritis.
    How the gut microbiome could potentially reverse brain aging
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 29, 2021

    How the gut microbiome could potentially reverse brain aging

    According to a recent study, scientists have found a somewhat bizarre method that could prevent your brain from growing old.
    Study shows the impact of artificial sweeteners on your gut health
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 25, 2021

    Study shows the impact of artificial sweeteners on your gut health

    Artificial sweeteners have increasingly replaced sugar in many foods and beverages. However, their long-term health benefits remain unclear.
    Irish startup introduces FoodMarble, the world's first personal digestive tracker
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 3, 2021

    Irish startup introduces FoodMarble, the world's first personal digestive tracker

    FoodMarble AIRE, a pocket-size hydrogen breath analysis device, combines state-of-the-art technology with personalize digestive science
    Body clock off-schedule? Prebiotics can help with that
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 20, 2021

    Body clock off-schedule? Prebiotics can help with that

    Whether it’s from jetting across time zones or working the overnight shift internal biological clocks can take a measurable toll.
    Three glasses of red wine a week can help to lower your blood pressure, study finds
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 26, 2021

    Three glasses of red wine a week can help to lower your blood pressure, study finds

    A higher intake of flavonoid-rich foods (present in red wine) is associated with a clinically relevant reduction in blood pressure.

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