Scientists Link Certain Gut Bacteria to Lower Heart Disease Risk
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Scientists link certain gut bacteria to lower heart disease risk
Changes in the gut microbiome have been implicated in a range of diseases including type 2 diabetes, obesity, and inflammatory bowel disease. Now, a team of researchers has found that microbes in the gut may affect cardiovascular disease as well. The team has identified specific species of bacteria that consume cholesterol in the gut and may help lower cholesterol and heart disease risk in people.
But in some patients with coronary heart disease, bacteria seem to speak a whole new language. That's what a recent research in South Korea reveals, which highlights a functional shift of the microbiota in people with cardiovascular disorders. What if these bacteria become the new tools of preventive medicine? The microbiota at the heart of inflammatory disorders It all starts with a break in balance.
Researchers from Samsung's Advanced Institute of Health Sciences and Technology at Sungkyunkwan University (South Korea) report in 'mSystems' on intestinal microbes and mechanisms associated with coronary artery disease. Read more]]>
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