Your Blood Vessels Are Aging Faster If Your Gut Microbiome Is Off Balance
The trillions of microbes in your gut don't just digest food; emerging evidence suggests they send chemical signals that accelerate or slow the aging of your blood vessels.
Category: Core Systems
Stunted Children Have a Disrupted Gut Microbiome. Now Scientists Are Mapping Why.
Roughly 172 studies published over 16 years are converging on a troubling pattern: children who fail to grow properly also tend to harbour the wrong bacteria in their guts. The science is still early, but the field is moving fast.
A Curcumin Analog Disrupts a Hidden Ubiquitin Switch to Restore Gut Autophagy
A synthetic curcumin analog called CM-C1 may tackle inflammatory bowel disease at a molecular level most treatments never reach, by dismantling a protein degradation switch that silences the gut's own cellular cleanup machinery.
Gut Bacteria May Block the Brain Chemistry Behind Stress-Triggered Depression
Chronic stress floods the body with cortisol, but new research suggests the gut holds an unexpected buffer. Scientists found that commensal gut bacteria can dampen the brain-damaging effects of corticosterone and ease depressive-like behavior in an animal model.
Fermented Soymilk Extended Mouse Swim Time and Reshaped Gut Bacteria
Mice fed kefir-fermented soymilk for 30 days swam longer before exhaustion, carried more glycogen, and harbored a gut microbiome richer in butyrate producers. The findings point to fermentation as a lever for exercise recovery, not just digestion.
Scientists Built Bacteria That Detect Gut Inflammation and Fight It Automatically
What if the treatment for inflammatory bowel disease lived inside you, activated only when and where it was needed? Researchers in China have built a gut bacterium that does exactly that.
Plant Compound Lignans Ease Depression by Rewiring the Gut-Brain Axis
A plant compound found in seeds, grains, and vegetables may fight depression by rebalancing the microbial communities that talk directly to the brain. New multi-omics research maps exactly how.
The Compound in Beans and Whole Grains That Could Repair a Leaky Gut
A natural compound found in everyday foods like lentils, nuts, and whole grains may do far more than sit quietly in your diet. New research shows it can activate a key epigenetic enzyme that keeps the gut barrier intact.
Your Microbiome Is Quietly Controlling How Much Selenium You Actually Absorb
The selenium on your food label may not be the selenium your body actually gets. A new study shows gut microbes intercept, transform, and redirect this essential mineral before your cells ever see it.
Gut Bacteria Control Most of Your Body’s Serotonin, and Scientists Now Know How
Nearly all of the body's serotonin is made in the gut, not the brain, and a landmark Caltech study identified exactly which bacteria are responsible. The findings could reshape how we treat conditions from irritable bowel syndrome to cardiovascular disease.