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A potential therapeutic target for ameliorating insulin resistance Carlos Martínez Sagasta-Medium.com   Insulin resistance is a common issue associated with conditions like metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes.It means that your body's cells have difficulty letting in the fuel they need, which can lead to health problems. Recent research has focused on the role of gut microbiota, the bacteria in our digestive tract, in insulin resistance. These bacteria can impact how our bodies process carbohydrates and energy intake, which is relevant to conditions like obesity and prediabetes. A study in Nature examined human data and found that insulin resistance is linked to certain carbohydrates in stool samples, which are influenced by how gut bacteria process them. (see more)

How much sleeps vary from night-to-night?   Age, gender, and racial/ethnic identity all significantly influence how much and how effectively we typically sleep.  There is an increase in studying the significance of intraindividual variability (IIV) in sleep from night to night. A recent study compared racial/ethnic, age and gender groups.   Younger adults had more diary and actigraphy sleep duration variability.   Gender differences were inconsistent. White and non-Hispanic/Latin adults had lower IIV scores for sleep efficiency and duration. The quality of sleep varies greatly from night to night, even among healthy sleepers.  Similar to mean sleep, intraindividual variability in sleep may vary depending on demographic factors. Results from this study is hoped to define the normative levels of sleep IIV in healthy sleepers. Physical activity, diet quality and all-cause cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality Independent and interactive associations...

-WUTD. C.M. Sagasta Mood disorders, like depression, used to be related only to the Central Nervous System. Today, depression is not only considered a mental health problem but a multifactorial disorder. The current knowledge shows that there is a gut-brain communication. This communication is bidirectional, involving the Central Nervous System, Autonomic Nervous System, neuroendocrine connections, immunological systems, and intestinal flora. Not only commercials link constipation to worries? It has long been known that neurons in the gastrointestinal tract also use the neurotransmitter serotonin. A study conducted on mice shows that a lack of serotonin in neurons of the intestine can cause constipation, just as the lack of serotonin in the brain can lead to depression. That could be one reason some scientists talk about “gut feelings” or “second brain”. The gastrointestinal tract, together with the gut-associated lymphoid tissue, represents the largest lymphoid organ in the human ...