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Scanning electron micrograph of Lactobacillus reuteri. Lactobacillus reuteri, a probiotic bacterium

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Rheumatoid arthritis could be treated by eating probiotic bacteria

Experiments in rats hint that an immune-suppressing drug that can be taken by eating a probiotic may relieve symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis more effectively than injections

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An artificial intelligence that analyses the microbiome and then recommends personalised diets may relieve chronic constipation more effectively that the standard treatment

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AI that recommends diets based on the microbiome relieves constipation

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Carbon monoxide foam in a petri dish

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Carbon monoxide foam in the rectum eases bowel disease in mice

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Intermittent fasting linked to better gut and liver function in mice

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Computer artwork showing how irritable bowel syndrome affects the digestive tract

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Faecal transplants ease irritable bowel syndrome for three years

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Living with a dog during childhood may reduce risk of Crohn’s disease

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All moral rights asserted. Recolouring or alteration of the image is prohibited without permission. Light micrograph of a section through a duodenum, the beginning of the small intestine, which runs from the stomach to the large intestine. It is where digestion begins and nutrients are absorbed into the blood. The interior (lumen, left) is lined with villi, which are folds in the intestinal surface that greatly increase the surface area for absorption. Also within the surface are crypts of Lieberkuhn (red-lined ovoids), which secrete enzymes into the lumen that help to digest the food. Underlying this layer is the muscularis mucosae (thin violet line) and connective tissue (blue). Across bottom are layers of smooth muscle and then circular and longitudinal muscles that contract and relax to move food through the duodenum. Magnification: x100 when printed at 15 centimetres wide.

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Irritable bowel syndrome may be caused by overreacting gut cells

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Hibernating thirteen-lined ground squirrel

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Hibernating ground squirrels recycle urine to maintain their muscles

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Computer illustration of Bacillus subtilis bacteria. B. subtilis, or the Hay bacillus, is an aerobic, rod-shaped, Gram-positive bacteria.

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Probiotics may prevent bacterial infection of the blood in mice

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CRISPR-based 'antibiotic' eliminates dangerous bacterium from the gut

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CRISPR-based 'antibiotic' eliminates dangerous bacterium from the gut

Genetically engineered bacteria armed with CRISPR could help combat antibiotic-resistant infections and also allow doctors to edit people's microbiomes

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Vampire bats that live together share a common gut microbiome

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Secrets of a long and healthy life reside in your gut microbiome

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Men fart more when eating a plant-based diet due to good gut bacteria

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Cities like London and Tokyo have their own unique microbiomes

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