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Researchers discovered that pollen collected by honeybees contains beneficial bacteria, particularly Streptomyces species, which produce natural antibiotics that help protect bees from diseases and could lead to new natural treatments for hive health and crop protection.
The long life of 117-year-old María Branyas Morera may be linked to her diverse gut microbiome, maintained by her daily yogurt consumption and Mediterranean diet, highlighting the potential of nurturing gut health for longevity. While genetics play a role, diet and lifestyle significantly influence microbiome diversity, which is associated with better health and resilience. This case underscores that supporting gut microbes through fermented foods and prebiotics can be a meaningful step toward lasting health, although longevity results depend on many factors.
Prebiotic foods like garlic, onions, and asparagus serve as fuel for beneficial gut bacteria, improving gut health, immune function, and reducing inflammation. Gradually incorporating these foods into your diet can promote a healthier gut environment.
Yale researchers have discovered that the beneficial gut bacterium Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron responds to carbon limitation by sequestering a portion of the molecules for an essential transcription factor within a membrane-less compartment, which increases its activity and modifies the expression of hundreds of bacterial genes, including several that promote gut colonization and control central metabolic pathways in the bacterium. These findings reveal that "good" bacteria use sequestration of molecules into membrane-less compartments as a vital strategy to colonize the mammalian gut, and could help spur the development of new probiotic therapies for gut health.