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Health has a source. You were never told

If the soil microbiome is the first link in a chain that terminates in human health, then agricultural policy is health policy.

AI-based donor-matching tool may boost fecal transplant success rates

MOZAIC, an AI model designed to compare donor and recipients microbiotas, predicted the microbiota convergence after FMT with an accuracy of about 80%.

Bacterial metabolite may link irritable bowel syndrome to mood disorders

The findings highlight TnAse producing gut microbiota, indole, and AhR as promising therapeutic targets for IBS-associated affective disturbances.

Vaginal microbiota compound linked to better development after C-section in mice

Restoring missing maternal microbes after C-section birth could be a new strategy to support early neurodevelopment.

Mouth bacteria may migrate to the gut and help drive gastric cancer

Microbes migrating from the mouth to the gut may play a role in gastric cancer and could become targets for diagnosis or treatment.

Gut bacterium may weaken treatment responses in esophageal cancer

Lactobacillus salivarius can make cancer immunotherapy less effective by producing indole-3-lactic acid (ILA), that weakens the body’s anti-tumor immune response.

C-section birth may shape babies’ genes, gut microbiota, and brain development

Early interventions targeting the infant gut microbiota, especially in babies born by C-section, may reduce the probability of neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism.

Breastfeeding may offset health impacts of poorer socioeconomic status in children

Supplementation with key beneficial bacteria, alongside efforts to reduce breastfeeding barriers, may offer scalable strategies to reduce socioeconomic health disparities.

Tumor microbiota differences between men and women offer clues to cancer outcomes

The presence of certain microbes was associated with major shifts in tumor gene activity and the immune environment around the cancer.

Mouse study links cognitive side effects of antipsychotics to gut microbes

Targeting the gut microbiota-ergothioneine pathway may offer a new way to prevent or treat cognitive side effects of antipsychotic drugs.

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