The fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, has emerged as a powerful model organism for studying the interactions between gut microbiota and host physiology. Research has shown that the gut ...

The B vitamin mitigates manganese neurotoxicity, which produces symptoms that resemble Parkinson's disease. The vitamin improves dopamine production in the brain and offers potential therapeutic ...

The gut employs physical defenses ... Furthermore, studies on the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster have revealed that multiple signaling pathways, including the Toll and JAK/STAT pathways ...

How fruit flies mate may hold a key to limiting the spread of diseases by mosquitoes. In a new study, University of Iowa researchers found a gene that orchestrates the antenna movements of female ...

Southwest United Graduate School, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Cell Metabolism and Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan Center for Life Sciences, ...

Caroline Igo (she/her/hers) is a wellness editor and holds Sleep Science Coach and Stress Management certificates from the Spencer Institute. She received her bachelor's degree in creative writing ...

Apfelsaft und Minzblättersaft waren ebenfalls noch wirksam, aber lange nicht so gut wirksam wie die jeweils ganzen Lebensmittel. Interessanterweise zeigte Grüntee in dieser Untersuchung keine Wirkung ...

People with lactose intolerance don't have enough of the enzyme lactase to digest lactose easily. Lactose-free milk is typically cow's milk that has had lactose removed. This allows people with ...

A strong stress response helped wild capuchins survive a multi-year drought.

These updated guidelines on the management of abnormal liver blood tests have been commissioned by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee (CSSC) of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) ...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has rapidly become the most common chronic liver disease globally and is currently estimated to affect up to 38% of the global adult population. NAFLD is a ...