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US researchers decipher how one gut bacterium influences immunity

Drug Discovery World

From immunity to metabolism to mental health, it seems like the gut microbiome has been linked to every aspect of human health and disease. But with hundreds of bacterial species populating our gastrointestinal tract, it’s a daunting task to pinpoint which molecules made by which bacteria affect which biological processes—and how they do so.

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New Research Shows IBS Symptoms May be Caused by Gut Infections

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Through laboratory and clinical studies, the scientists discovered that blockade of histamine could help alleviate IBS symptoms. While diseases like celiac are associated with inappropriate activation of the immune system triggered by food antigens, this is not the case in IBS. Mouse and Human Studies.