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New research provides clearer picture of gut’s nervous system

New research provides clearer picture of gut’s nervous system

"University of Calgary researchers develop new imaging technique for clearer picture of “brain in the gut."

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Microbiome discovery may open new doors...

Microbiome discovery may open new doors...

"The findings from Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases researchers immediately improve the understanding of factors that help regulate the enteric nervous system, the system of nerves that control the gastrointestinal tract."

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Gut Microbiota & The Endocannabinoid System

Gut Microbiota & The Endocannabinoid System

"Living inside and on each of us is a vast population of bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses. Cumulatively, the microbiome includes as many cells as the human body and encodes 100 times more genetic material than the human genome. Up to 1,000 different species of bacteria live in the gut alone."

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