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A review of 31 studies involving 6,157 Chinese pregnant women found a recurring pattern of gut-microbiota differences in those with gestational diabetes, but large variation between studies limits what the findings can say about cause, screening or treatment.
Frontiers in nutrition4 min read
A longitudinal mouse study found that gut bacterial communities showed different patterns across methamphetamine exposure and abstinence, with time patterns that require independent validation before they can support prediction.
Frontiers in microbiology4 min read
In 240 female Huoyan geese, the lowest N-carbamylglutamate dose was associated with higher body weight from week six and faster average daily gain between weeks four and eight.
Frontiers in veterinary science3 min read
A study of 103 young stud boars found breed-specific changes in fecal microbial diversity and community structure during and after a short course of dietary amoxicillin. Large White and Landrace boars had their lowest measured diversity during treatment, while Duroc showed no significant time-point differences in the diversity measures.
Frontiers in veterinary science4 min read
A 30-patient study found that multidrug-resistant tuberculosis was associated with lower microbial diversity and a distinct lower-airway microbiome, while a six-genus classifier showed promising but preliminary performance.
Annals of medicine5 min read
In young moon jellyfish, treatments that changed the animals’ bacterial community coincided with more frequent arm regeneration. The results point to a possible role for arginine-related metabolism, but model predictions and short-term laboratory tests do not establish how the process works.
PloS one4 min read