How diet and the microbiome affect colorectal cancer
UC research identifies microbial species elevated in young patients While recommended screenings beginning at age 45 have helped decrease colorectal cancer cases in older adults, cancer rates are continuing to increase in younger populations. Since 2009, the rate of...
Can the Gut Microbiome Predict Response to Cancer Treatment?
The gut has a big role to play in our susceptibility to having good health and how well we respond to various forms of medical treatment. Within the gut lies trillions of living microorganisms that make up the gut microbiota. The role that microorganisms play within...
The microbiome influences the efficacy of antihypertensive drugs
More and more people are living with high blood pressure that is resistant to therapeutic treatments. Now, U.S. scientists have concluded in a novel experimental study that one of the causes is gut bacteria, which can make blood pressure medications less effective....
