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Harvard and MIT Scientists Discover Cholesterol-Busting Microbes in the Gut

scitechdaily.com Harvard and MIT Scientists Discover Cholesterol-Busting Microbes in the Gut

Research identifies multiple types of bacteria that metabolize cholesterol in individuals with reduced cholesterol levels. Alterations in the gut microbiome are associated with a range of diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, and inflammatory bowel disease. Now, a team of researchers at th

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It's honestly amazing how much we depend on symbiotic relationships, even down to gut microbiota affecting mental health according to recent research. Truly no man is an island, or is at least a very diversely populated one. It's also cool to have a potentially symbiotic way to deal with a problem like cholesterol because when those methods work they are often less invasive/disruptive.

Why does the thumbnail look like an insert from the Sausage Party movie?
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intestinal_villus
- The finger-like projections are called villi, and they are in the small intestine. They help by absorbing nutrients into the blood.

The article identifies the bacteria responsible for this, but only proposed fecal transplant treatment or possible future probiotic treatment. Curious to learn where it’s naturally occurring, I found this:
Oscillibacter species have now been isolated from the rumen of cattle in Korea and from the alimentary canal of clams in Japan.

Cake sprinkles!!! Hmmm

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