University of Texas Health Science Centre at Houston, scientists have identified a gut bacterium that might help explain inconsolable crying in otherwise healthy babies, also known as colic.
Constant crying can lead to maternal frustration, post-partum depression and even thoughts of harming the baby.
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American scientists claim to have uncovered how a common gut bacterium causes colon cancer.
American scientists claim to have uncovered how a common gut bacterium causes colon cancer.
In the study involving 36 babies, half of whom had colic, researchers found the bacterium and gut inflammation in the intestines of the babies with colic.
"We believe that the bacterium may be sparking an inflammatory reaction, causing the gut inflammation," said Rhoads.
Study Blames Lack of Gut Bacteria for Crohn's Disease
Lack of a specific bacterium in the gut may be a cause of Cohn’s disease, an inflammatory gastrointestinal disorder.
Lack of a specific bacterium in the gut may be a cause of Cohn’s disease, an inflammatory gastrointestinal disorder.
"Colic could prove to be a precursor to other gastrointestinal conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease and allergic gastroenteropathies," Rhoads added.
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Gut Bacteria in Mosquitos May Contain Malarial Infection
Bacteria in the gut of Anopheles mosquito could play a major role in preventing the spread of malaria, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Bacteria in the gut of Anopheles mosquito could play a major role in preventing the spread of malaria, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
The study appears in Journal of Pediatrics.
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