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TopicGut bacteria

Topic: Gut bacteria

Gut feeling is real. It’s our second brain

In 'Brainwashed By Your Gut', Manjari Chandra unlocks the secret link between food and mood, and reveals how nutrition impacts cognitive and emotional health.

Gut health probiotics now among top selling drugs in India, but doctors advise caution against hype

Due to self-administration & preventive use of probiotics, besides doctors’ prescriptions, probiotic brands Enterogermina & Econorm have clocked in over Rs 450 cr in sales over the past yr.

Nothing to pooh about: Burgeoning research points to how gut bugs are key link between diet & immunity

There is now molecular proof of the centuries-old concept of ‘you are what you eat’, demonstrating how diet ultimately affects immunity through the gastrointestinal microbiome.

How do jellyfish regrow their limbs in 3 days? Tokyo scientists have an answer

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

‘Hangry’ gut bacteria can cause chronic disease. Here’s what you must feed them

Modern food processing, while increasing the concentration of some nutrients, has removed key ones, producing long-term health costs.

Those who face racial bigotry have impaired gut-brain axis, finds new US study

Discrimination caused anxiety in Whites, behavior changes in Asians, but significantly increased gut inflammation in Blacks and Hispanic people, apart from psychological distress.

Ditch western food for Mediterranean to keep your gut happy. It’s a hub for your immunity

Keeping your tummy happy is extremely important for a well-functioning immune system. A diverse range of natural diets can help with that.

Alzheimer’s to anxiety, poor gut health has major say

Our gut shares a complicated relationship with our brain. It's important to keep it healthy for the sake of your mental health.

Are you gaining weight? Get gut-healthy

Combinations of high trans-fat, high-refined carbs, and low dietary fiber diets lead to alteration in gut microbial composition, leading to harmful metabolic outcomes.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.