Early-Life Gut Microbes May Protect Against Diabetes, Research in Mice Suggests
The results could eventually lead to microbe-based therapies to prevent and treat type 1 diabetes.
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Autisms Missing Microbes May Influence Social Behavior Protecting Gut
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Scientists at University of Utah Health have added to mounting evidence showing that microbes that live in our guts influence behavior. Specifically, they found that in mice, frequent gastrointestinal distress can reduce social behaviors—an effect that persists even after GI symptoms have subsided. They also showed they could alleviate both GI symptoms and the behavioral changes they provoke by introducing specific species of bacteria into the animals’ guts.
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