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Study: Infection-elicited microbiota promotes host adaptation to nutrient restriction. Image Credit: mi_viri / Shutterstock.com

Transient intestinal infection affects host adaptation to nutrient limitation

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Recent PNAS study shows that transient intestinal infection not only promotes white adipose tissue (WAT) expansion and host weight gain, but also optimizes host carbohydrate metabolism. Studies: The infection-induced microbiota promotes host adaptation to nutrient limitation. Image credit: mi_viri / Shutterstock.com Metabolism and the gut microbiome The human gut microbiome plays a critical role in …

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Study: Olive oil consumption confers protective effects on maternal-fetal outcomes: a systematic review of the evidence. Image Credit: Zhuravlev Andrey / Shutterstock

Olive oil is beneficial for the health of the mother and fetus

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There are many studies that show how olive oil affects pregnancy. In a recent study published in the journal Nutrition researchevidence for its effects on fetomaternal outcomes has been collected. The results are interesting and suggest a protective effect on these outcomes. ​Study: Olive oil consumption has a protective effect on maternal and fetal outcomes: …

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What is the role of micronutrients in recovery from COVID-19?

What is the role of micronutrients in recovery from COVID-19?

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In a recent study published in International Journal of Molecular Sciencesresearchers evaluated the function of micronutrients and metabolites derived from gut microflora in the recovery of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Study: Role of gut microbiota-derived micronutrients and metabolites in recovery from COVID-19. Image credit: Alpha Tauri 3D Graphics/Shutterstock The availability of sufficient amounts of micronutrients …

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Belinda Smith's outline of a shrimp run in Melbourne, entitled 'shrimply the best'

‘Shrimply the best’: Meet the ‘GPS artist’ who plays one animal prick at a time

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Belinda Smith often begins her runs with a “round piece of anatomy.” “It could be an eye or maybe an ass,” he says. Because most of her animals are drawn as outlines, she begins and ends her run at the same location on the map. “So it makes sense for the start / finish to …

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