Cesarean sections and breast feeding can have lifelong effects on a baby’s health, and researchers may have uncovered why.
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Gut Bugs: How They Make You Sick or Well
Most of the time, the bacteria that lives in our gut eases digestion and boosts our immunity, but gut bugs can be harmful too. Recent research looks at a potential link between gut bugs and two very different conditions: autism …
A Surprising Link Between Bacteria and Colon Cancer
Could bacteria be responsible for colon cancer? In papers published in the journal Genome Research, two research teams, working independently, describe a group of bacteria that are linked to higher rates of the disease.
You Know Your Blood Type. What About Your Gut Bug Type?
Consider this: of the trillions upon trillions of cells in the human body, only about 1 in 10 is actually human. The rest belong to microbes, which colonize every inch of you, from the inside of your mouth to the skin between …
