Tag: Ramnik Xavier

  • Nation & World

    Microbes might manage your cholesterol

    Researchers discover mysterious bacteria that break it down in the gut.

    4 minutes
    Emily Balskus.
  • Nation & World

    The IBD–gut bug connection

    A new study is the first to have observed the complex set of chemical and molecular events that disrupt the microbiome and trigger immune responses during flare-ups of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

    5 minutes
    Gut bacteria microbiome. 3D illustration.
  • Nation & World

    Imbalance in microbial population found in Crohn’s patients

    A multi-institutional study led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital and the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT reports that newly diagnosed Crohn’s disease patients show increased levels of harmful bacteria and reduced levels of the beneficial bacteria usually found in a healthy gastrointestinal tract.

    3 minutes