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“Fat to Fit” While you Sit? – The Secrets of Resting Metabolism

Manjula KamathSeptember 16, 2022September 16, 2022

Being sedentary and consuming fast food are habits that have stealthily entered our fast-paced Western lifestyles and are common contributors to obesity. In response, most of us have either aimed...

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Microbiome Research is Blasting Off

Marie-Christine PerrySeptember 16, 2022September 15, 2022

“Our bodies are spaceships for microbes” is Dr. Allen-Vercoe’s microbiology lab motto at the University of Guelph. Amusing, yet completely on point. If earth is a rock hurtling through space...

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Restoring the Balance of the Gut Microbiota: How Our Feces Can Help Fight Inflammatory Bowel

Daniel ZangrandoSeptember 16, 2022September 15, 2022

"FMT differs from other IBD therapeutics as the intended outcome for treatment is to ultimately cure IBD." Everyone has heard of kidney, heart, or other organ transplantations but many people...

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The Gut-Brain Connection: Role of Microbial Messengers

Deeva UthayakumarSeptember 16, 2022September 16, 2022

People often experience “butterflies in their stomach” or a “gut-wrenching” feeling in the face of stressful situations, but what does this entail? Is it just our imagination, or can the...

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Starving for Change: Microbiome Manipulation in the fight against Child Malnutrition

Christopher ThompsonDecember 23, 2020December 22, 2020

Natacha is a single mother, with three children, a farm, and a modest plot of land. It has been months since the last harvest of millet, and millet is all...

A Gut Feeling

Pailin ChiaranuntMay 6, 2019May 5, 2019

Our intestinal tract is a fascinating organ. As the largest mucosal surface in the body, it is home to trillions of microbes — bacteria, fungi, helminths, and viruses — that...

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The GEMINI Study: An Update with Dr. Jen Gommerman

Saad KhanMay 6, 2019May 5, 2019

In recent years, the rate of global migration has accelerated significantly, with North American countries like Canada and the United States serving as leading destinations for immigrants. Within the North...

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Macros, Microbes and Metabolites: How Diet Affects Health and the Gut Microbiome

Matthew WongMay 6, 2019May 5, 2019

Our diet is determined by culture, economic status, geography, and perhaps, most importantly, our taste buds. What we choose to include in our diets often dictates our short- and long-term...

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Probiotics: Not pros yet

Yoojin ChoiMay 6, 2019May 5, 2019

The human body is home to trillions of bacteria, and the identification of “good microorganisms” in our body – that is, bacteria that boost the immune system and have beneficial implications...

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Mom’s Microbes Know Best

Ashleigh GoethelSeptember 27, 2015September 27, 2015

More than 100 years ago, French pediatrician Henry Tissier declared that babies were bacteria-free in the womb. Colonization, he claimed, began during the birthing process, not before. While bacterial transmission...

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“Fat to Fit” While you Sit? – The Secrets of Resting Metabolism

Microbiome Research is Blasting Off

Restoring the Balance of the Gut Microbiota: How Our Feces Can Help Fight Inflammatory Bowel

The Gut-Brain Connection: Role of Microbial Messengers

Starving for Change: Microbiome Manipulation in the fight against Child Malnutrition

A Gut Feeling

The GEMINI Study: An Update with Dr. Jen Gommerman

Macros, Microbes and Metabolites: How Diet Affects Health and the Gut Microbiome

Probiotics: Not pros yet

Mom’s Microbes Know Best

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