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gut health
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Fermented foods: Are things like kimchi and kombucha really good for your gut?
Shutterstock/Natasha Breen Humans have been fermenting food and drink for at least 13,000 years – and touting the…
Anti-inflammatory diets: Do certain foods reduce inflammation and help you live longer?
It is one of the scourges of life in the modern world: chronic inflammation. This unhelpful response by…
Swallowable sensor unfurls in stomach to monitor gut health
This sensor could travel into the stomach to help diagnose gastrointestinal conditions Prostock-studio/Shutterstock A swallowable sensor can unfurl…
Adopting a low FODMAP diet relieves irritable bowel syndrome better than medicine
Cutting out some types of food – and eating more of others – could ease irritable bowel syndrome…
Skin-deep wounds can damage gut health in mice
We know there is some connection between skin and gut health, but many assumed the gut was the…
AI can spot parasites in stool samples to help diagnose infections
AI can spot the parasites in stool samples Antti Suutala/ Lundin et al, 2024, PLOS NTDs, CC-BY 4.0…
Early drug treatment leads to better outcomes for Crohn’s disease
Crohn’s disease can cause stomach aches, diarrhoea and weight loss Jacob Wackerhausen/iStockphoto/Getty Images/www.peopleimages.com Getting advanced treatment immediately after…
Why tending your oral microbiome is the secret to a long, healthy life
Your mouth is home to legions of viruses, fungi and 700 species of bacteria Tim Alexander IT IS…
Probiotics helped reduce fatigue and memory loss from long covid
Illustration of probiotics, live microorganisms that can influence gut bacteria ART-ur/Shutterstock A daily cocktail of prebiotics and probiotics…
Your ultimate guide to ultra-processed food – how bad is it really?
I RECENTLY scoured my kitchen looking for trouble, and I found plenty. There was a packet of instant…