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A study of mice found that dietary sugar alters the gut microbiome, setting off a chain of events that leads to metabolic disease, pre-diabetes, and weight gain. The findings, published today in Cell, suggest that diet matters, but an optimal microbiome is equally important for the prevention of metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and obesity. Diet alters …
Cellular network involved in initiating and maintaining rheumatoid arthritis has been identified by researchers from Osaka University, it is suggested the network can be targeted using novel immunotherapeutic approaches to reduce joint inflammation, as published in the journal Immunity. Action of various cytokines that are produced by the immune system are involved in chronic inflammation …