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    Shots - Health News
    Showers feel fabulous — but how frequent is too frequent for skin ecology?
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    In The Era Of Hygiene, 'Clean' Author Makes The Case For Showering Less

    Sep 26, 2020
    Your skin's microbiome could use a break from soap and cosmetics, Dr. James Hamblin says. He ditched bathing for five years to harness the power of "good" microbes.
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    Researchers studied the gut microbes of runners from the Boston Marathon, isolating one strain of bacteria that may boost athletic performance.
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    Elite Runners' Gut Microbe Makes Mice More Athletic — Could It Help The Rest Of Us?

    Jun 24, 2019
    Researchers identified a strain of bacteria that flourishes in the guts of athletes after exercise. When transferred to mice, it gave a big boost in endurance. Could runners' probiotics be on the way?
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    Jonah Reeder prepares a special protein shake that helps him manage a metabolic condition called phenylketonuria.
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    A Gulp Of Genetically Modified Bacteria Might Someday Treat A Range Of Illnesses

    Mar 08, 2019
    Researchers think genetically engineered versions of microbes that can live in humans could help treat some rare genetic disorders and perhaps help with Type 1 diabetes, cirrhosis and cancer.
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    Korean kimchi, made of salted and fermented vegetables, contains microbes that contribute to its distinctive taste.
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    'Cultured': A Look At How Foods Can Help The Microbes Inside Us Thrive

    Feb 24, 2019
    The foods we put in our bodies affect the kinds of bacteria that live and flourish there. A new book explores this collaboration — and the cultures whose dishes maximize the relationship.
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    One researcher said parents would be better off spending their money on good food for their kids instead of probiotics.
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    Probiotics Found To Be Ineffective For Easing Symptoms Of Kids' Stomach Bugs

    Nov 21, 2018
    Giving probiotics to children with gastroenteritis didn't help reduce diarrhea and vomiting, according to the findings of two clinical trials designed to test the popular products.
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    Humans would do better to accept many of the life forms that share our space, than to scrub them all away, says ecologist Rob Dunn.
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    Counting The Bugs And Bacteria, You're 'Never Home Alone' (And That's OK)

    Nov 12, 2018
    Ecologist Rob Dunn's new book describes the tiny life forms, helpful and risky, that live in different parts of the home, including on floors and in water faucets, basements and heating systems.
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    A McDonald's billboard in St. Paul, Minn., advertises in the Hmong language. A new study of first- and second-generation Hmong and Karen immigrants finds their gut microbiomes changed soon after moving to the U.S.
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    Immigrating To The U.S.? Get Ready For A New Gut Microbiome (And Maybe More Pounds)

    Nov 01, 2018
    Hmong immigrants began losing native bacteria in their guts soon after arriving in the U.S., a change associated with more obesity. Eating an American diet plays a role but doesn't explain everything.
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    Evelyn Marie Vukadinovich is swabbed with a gauze pad immediately after being born by cesarean section at Inova Women's Hospital in Falls Church, Va.
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    Doctors Test Bacterial Smear After Cesarean Sections To Bolster Babies' Microbiomes

    Oct 30, 2018
    After a C-section, does swabbing a baby with the mother's microbes reduce the risk of obesity and other health problems later in life? An ambitious study to help answer the question is underway.
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    The Salt
    A small new study shows that successful dieters had an abundance of a bacteria called <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5585883/">Phascolarctobacterium</a>, whereas another bacteria,<em> Dialister</em>, was associated with a failure t
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    Diet Hit A Snag? Your Gut Bacteria May Be Partly To Blame

    Aug 06, 2018
    Scientists are learning more about how our gut microbes may influence dieting. A small new study finds successful dieters have a different mix of bacteria than less-successful dieters.
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    Probiotics For Babies And Kids? New Research Explores Good Bacteria

    Apr 30, 2018
    Sales of probiotics are soaring. While some studies on this beneficial bacteria show it can treat specific health issues in children, scientists are exploring how it may help gut health more broadly.
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    Someday, we might be able to customize the microbes we feed cows to help reduce their methane emissions.
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    Mysteries of the Moo-crobiome: Could Tweaking Cow Gut Bugs Improve Beef?

    Mar 06, 2018
    Microbe-free bovine life would be rough. Cows rely on single-cell accomplices for their digestion, so scientists are looking for ways to use these bugs to improve cows' eating and burping habits.
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    These large capsules, which can be swallowed, measure three different gases as they traverse the gastrointestinal tract.
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    Gut Check: Gas-Sniffing Capsule Charts The Digestive Tract

    Jan 08, 2018
    The electronic pill looks like the biggest multivitamin a human could possibly swallow. Tests have show that the experimental device can measure gases tied to microbes and digestion.
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    Dr. Daniel Merenstein, a family medicine physician at Georgetown University, with some bottles of the probiotic-laced strawberry yogurt drink that is part of the study he is leading.
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    Could Probiotics Protect Kids From A Downside Of Antibiotics?

    Dec 11, 2017
    Many marketing claims about the potential benefits of probiotics have raced ahead of the science, say researchers who are now trying to catch up. One NIH study is investigating kids' gut microbes.
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    The Salt
    Souring yeast are more resistant to alcohol and hops, allowing for stronger, hoppier beers.
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    The Taming Of The Brew: How Sour Beer Is Driving A Microbial Gold Rush

    Oct 02, 2017
    As the popularity of sour beers burgeons in America, scientists are going back to the drawing board in a quest to discover the perfect mix of new brewing microbes.
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    Hadza man eating honeycomb and larvae from a beehive.
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    Is The Secret To A Healthier Microbiome Hidden In The Hadza Diet?

    Aug 24, 2017
    Some species of bacteria in our intestines are disappearing. Can we reverse the microbial die-off? The food eaten by Tanzania's Hadza tribe could hold the answer.
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    Microbiologist Benjamin Wolfe looks at a sample of sourdough starter under the microscope. It's one of many samples submitted by home bakers from around the country and abroad as part of the Sourdough Project, a citizen-science effort to study sourdough
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    More Than Bread: Sourdough As a Window Into The Microbiome

    Jul 17, 2017
    Home bakers in the U.S., Europe and some other countries have volunteered their sourdough starters to a team of American scientists who want to unravel the microbial secrets of sourdough.
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    A Child's Suffering Drives A Mother To Seek Untested Treatments

    May 02, 2017
    When medication wasn't relieving her 3-year-old son's juvenile arthritis, Susannah Meadows started investigating non-medical treatments like diet and supplements.
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    Jefferson acknowledges that self-reporting, like meal logging, isn't always the most accurate way to get data.
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    Being A Guinea Pig For Science Can Be A Long, Slow Slog

    Apr 30, 2017
    Brandie Jefferson volunteered for a clinical trial to see if intermittent fasting can help treat multiple sclerosis. Five months in, she realizes that this study won't answer that question.
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    In July 2016, Rubins (left) and Jeff Williams (right), inside the International Space Station, maneuvered a supply spacecraft for docking.
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    A Microbe Hunter Plies Her Trade In Space

    Mar 14, 2017
    Meet Kate Rubins, a virus-hunter turned astronaut. When she sequenced DNA in space for the first time, she opened the door to a new era in space biology.
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    Eating: it's what I was born to do apparently!
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    Can Changing When And What We Eat Help Outwit Disease?

    Feb 19, 2017
    I'm fasting intermittently as part of a research study, to see if changing my gut microbiome affects my multiple sclerosis. But maybe living on Peanut Chews isn't the best strategy.
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    Brandie Jefferson
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    I'm Fasting For Science: Will It Help Tame My Multiple Sclerosis?

    Jan 08, 2017
    I like to eat, often and a lot. But when I heard about a medical study looking at whether fasting might tame the painful symptoms of MS, I was all in. Then I ate that 7 a.m. bagel.
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    Bacteriophages, in red, look like tiny aliens, with big heads and skinny bodies. They use their "legs" to stick to and infect a bacterial cell, in blue.
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    Your Gut's Gone Viral, And That Might Be Good For Your Health

    Aug 29, 2016
    Think of it as a gift within a gift. Some beneficial gut bacteria contain viruses called "bacteriophages." And some of these phages now have been associated with good intestinal health in humans.
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    Author Ed Yong
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    How The Microbes Inside Us Went From Enemies To Purported Superhealers

    Aug 09, 2016
    Science writer Ed Yong talks about his new book, which looks at diet and the microbiome and whether poop transplants and probiotics are all they're cracked up to be.
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    'Nose-y' Bacteria Could Yield A New Way To Fight Infection

    Jul 27, 2016
    The search for lifesaving antibiotics is on. Scientists have turned up one promising candidate in an unlikely place — the human nose.
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    The Salt
    Grapes are gathered and sorted by hand for processing at Barboursville Vineyards in Virginia.
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    Demystifying Terroir: Maybe Its The Microbes Making Magic In Your Wine

    Jun 17, 2016
    Part of what makes a wine-growing region special may be its microbes. A study finds that the collection of bacteria and fungi on pressed grapes can help predict the flavor profile of a finished wine.

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