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World Breastfeeding Week is observed on August 1 till August 7. (Photo: AFP)

Breast milk may soon become the next health craze

Sugarlogix, based in Berkely, California, has pegged the supplement to be the next big health craze.

21 Oct 2017 7:16 AM

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Good gut bacteria can be useful in making cancer immunotherapies work...

Researchers are planning to follow-up on the current study with larger clinical studies.

8 Oct 2017 7:20 AM

Low concentrations of antibiotics, too, play a major part in the development of resistance. (Photo: Pixabay)

Giving antibiotics to children under 2 raises risk of obesity, says...

Study found that longer children took drugs and more classes of antibiotics they had taken, greater risk of obesity was.

31 Oct 2018 2:43 PM

Earlier research has also branded the gut as our second brain because of the impact it has on our mood (Photo: AFP)

Research shows the impact of gut bacteria on the human brain

This can open doors to a completely new way of researching the effect of bacteria on human brain.

14 Nov 2018 1:38 PM

Salmonella infections often cause diarrhoea, fever and abdominal cramps (Photo: AFP)

Salmonella infections may be kept at bay by gut bacteria

The researchers determined that propionate doesn't trigger the immune response to thwart the pathogen.

29 July 2018 2:44 PM

A series of studies over the past decade has confirmed that the microbes living in our gut are not only associated with obesity but also are one of the causes. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Maternal health key factor in determining childhood obesity

Other than junk food, here's another key factor in childhood obesity.

1 Nov 2019 5:56 AM

A meal loaded with too much of fat and grease can silence the communication between the intestine and the rest of your body. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Greasy food can interrupt body's communication with gut

Here's why greasy meal interrupts gut's communication with body.

19 Dec 2019 7:08 AM

Diabetes is a chronic illness in which the body is unable to control its blood glucose level. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study says High-Fiber diet may help gut bacteria fight type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes develops when pancreas makes little insulin or when the body doesn't use insulin well.

12 March 2018 2:53 AM

People taking antibiotics can develop resistance and experience gastrointestinal distress since antibiotics kill both bad and good bacteria in the gut (Photo: AFP)

Antibiotics may be replaced by viruses that kill harmful gut bacteria

The new treatment could be used in place of antibiotics to rid the gut of harmful bacteria and promote the growth of...

11 Jun 2018 3:30 AM

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Eating crickets is good for your guts

More than 2 billion people around the world regularly consume insects.

5 Aug 2018 4:26 AM

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Healthy lifestyle in childhood ensures balance of gut bacteria

Diet has been shown to influence gut microbiota diversity in adults but little is known about the impact of other...

27 Sept 2018 6:10 AM