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A review covering what we know about the gut microbiota in multiple sclerosis.
Maybe gut microbes generally influence disease processes via the immune system
(but TBH if it were really promising we'd already see microbiome-targeting drugs being advanced)
https://t.co/EIZxCS3Egu
Spoiler alert: Don't waste your $$$ on fecal microbiota testing. Experts agree - there is not good evidence! I contributed to this latest @gutmicrobiotaww article on the topic https://t.co/nyi8s7RPsH
A Newsletter about microbes and well-being? Yeah! Come and join my new #scicomm project where you will find the good, the bad, and the ugly about the tiny guests living in your body! 🦠
Coming soon, by @TheScienceChic1 https://t.co/RysvHwMBFb
Psychobiotics include prebiotic fiber. Feed the right gut microbes to lower the risk of inflammation and thereby improve your mood! From @PsychToday:
https://t.co/IOJtchNcZi
Not all dietary fibers work equal. @MariaLMarco & colleagues studied in rats how resistant starch type 2 and whole grain maize flours enrich different intestinal bacteria -- diversity is the key! https://t.co/Tf3Vyo2u9l
Can pee be used to fertilize your plants? 😮
The urine revolution: how recycling pee could help to save the world https://t.co/NSRV7efLo3 #scicomm#science
Many strains of C. acnes are all over the skin of your face but each pore contains only ONE strain.
Each strain gets comfy in its pore so it doesn't have to compete with other strains. An example of spatial structure shaping the microbial community.
https://t.co/MVLuRR2AjC
Iron status, HIV and the gut microbiome might be closely connected. New findings suggest that oral iron supplementation can improve iron status without increasing pathogenic gut microbial taxa or gut inflammation in iron-depleted South African children https://t.co/oAHGE3GUGM
One more reason to start chewing more times your food: oral stimuli (included chewing) can increase diet-induced thermogenesis. ⬇
https://t.co/WSllpOxTBT #scicomm#science#eating
Can we get friendly #bacteria from non-fermented foods?
Yes! A new study showed that #fruits and #veggies could be a good source of microbes with the ability to produce #vitamins and SCFA, even after rinsing them with tap water.
https://t.co/V9O21ldnF0 #scicomm#microbiome