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Gut microbes are the community within you that you can't live without – how eating well can cultivate your microbial and social self

Nurturing your gut microbiome can go hand in hand with nurturing your social community, with health benefits all around.

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Screen time is contributing to chronic sleep deprivation in tweens and teens – a pediatric sleep expert explains how critical sleep is to kids' mental health

Exposure to screens before bedtime can contribute to chronic sleep deprivation, which raises the risk for anxiety, depression and even suicidal thoughts.

Screen time is contributing to chronic sleep deprivation in tweens and teens – a pediatric sleep expert explains how critical sleep is to kids' mental health
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What happens if you need to pee while you're asleep?

A pediatric urologist explains how the bladder and the brain communicate to wake you up when you need to ‘go’ – and how that communication might break down.

What happens if you need to pee while you're asleep?
Food|Health|Science

Your body already has a built-in weight loss system that works like Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro – food and your gut microbiome

Weight loss and diabetes drugs target regulatory pathways involved in metabolism that the microbes in your gut and certain molecules from food already play a key role in regulating.

Your body already has a built-in weight loss system that works like Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro – food and your gut microbiome
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Infections after surgery are more likely due to bacteria already on your skin than from microbes in the hospital − new research

Most infection prevention guidelines center on the hospital environment rather than the patient. But the source of antibiotic-resistant microbes is often from the patient’s own body.

Infections after surgery are more likely due to bacteria already on your skin than from microbes in the hospital − new research
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Poop has been an easy target for microbiome research, but voyages into the small intestine shed new light on ways to improve gut health

Your upper intestine is host to a distinct population of microbes that play a role in digestion, metabolism and immunity.

Poop has been an easy target for microbiome research, but voyages into the small intestine shed new light on ways to improve gut health
Health|Science|Sports

Athletes looking for a competitive edge may find it within their gut microbiome

Athletes have different gut microbiomes compared with the general population. Some of these microbes are thought to improve endurance and recovery by optimizing the cell’s powerhouses.

Athletes looking for a competitive edge may find it within their gut microbiome
Health|Science

Is weight loss as simple as calories in, calories out? In the end, it’s your gut microbes and leftovers that make your calories count

Your gut microbes have a lot to say about how many calories you consume and how effectively your body metabolizes them.

Is weight loss as simple as calories in, calories out? In the end, it’s your gut microbes and leftovers that make your calories count
Food|Health

Halloween candy binges can overload your gut microbiome – a gut doctor explains how to minimize spooking your helpful bacteria

While most Halloween candies contain lots of sugar, some are better for your gut microbiome than others.

Halloween candy binges can overload your gut microbiome – a gut doctor explains how to minimize spooking your helpful bacteria
Food|Health|Science|Technology

What if you could rank food by ‘healthiness’ as you shopped? Nutrient profiling systems use algorithms to simplify picking healthy groceries

Nutrition Facts labels provide useful information about how nutritious a food is, but can be overwhelming. A single score could help make healthy grocery shopping more approachable.

What if you could rank food by ‘healthiness’ as you shopped? Nutrient profiling systems use algorithms to simplify picking healthy groceries

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