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Chris Damman MD MA 🍓

@GutbitesMD

Gastroenterologist | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Alumnus | CMO & CSO | Fiber, Polyphenols & Nutrition | Mitochondria, Metabolism & Microbiome

 Seattle, WA
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Joined May 2022
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For those following, I’m moving postings to Bluesky under the same name.
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Cell Metabolism-Gut microbiota regulates stress responsivity via the circadian system cell.com/cell-metabolism/ful…
Gut microbiota regulates stress responsivity via the circadian system

Gut microbiota regulates stress responsivity via the circadian system

Gut microbes are known to modulate stress responsivity and behavior. Tofani et al. demonstrate that such modulations occur via the circadian system. The oscillations in gut microbiota composition...

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The Lancet--Overweight and obesity now effects 75% fo the US population. What can be done through innovate approaches in nutrition to curb this epidemic?thelancet.com/journals/lance…
National-level and state-level prevalence of overweight and obesity among children, adolescents,...

National-level and state-level prevalence of overweight and obesity among children, adolescents,...

Existing policies have failed to address overweight and obesity. Without major reform, the forecasted trends will be devastating at the individual and population level, and the associated disease...

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The microbiome polyphenol metabolite, 4-Hydroxyphenylacetic Acid (4-HPA), can inhibit osteoclast formation and may have therapeutic potential in osteoporosis. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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There are two kinds of mitochondria and they can switch based on energy demands. youtube.com/watch?v=QKOdGCy3…
A new kind of mitochondria

A new kind of mitochondria

Mitochondria can come in two different types, according to a surpri...

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A new publication in Nature finds there are two kinds of mitochondria that can switch depending on energy demands. nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
Cellular ATP demand creates metabolically distinct subpopulations of mitochondria

Cellular ATP demand creates metabolically distinct subpopulations of mitochondria

Nature - Mitochondria are able to maintain two competing metabolic pathways—oxidative phosphorylation and the reductive synthesis of proline and ornithine—by generating two...

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Dr. Chris Damman @UWDIVGASTRO @UWMedicine says think of your gut in terms of the 4 M’s: molecules, movement, mind and microbes. @GutbitesMD Details @seattletimes tinyurl.com/mw9tczjs

SPONSORED | It's gut-check time for older adults

Keeping one’s digestive system happy throughout our lives is vital not just for health but for daily functioning.

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Nature Medicine: New microbiome-based diagnostic tool for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with AUC >.90. nature.com/articles/s41591-0… #microbiome #IBD
Noninvasive, microbiome-based diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease

Noninvasive, microbiome-based diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease

Nature Medicine - Using ethnically and geographically diverse metagenomic data, the authors identify microbiota alterations associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). They discover universal...

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Nature Communications: Gut microbiota wellbeing index predicts overall health in a cohort of 1000 infants nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
Gut microbiota wellbeing index predicts overall health in a cohort of 1000 infants

Gut microbiota wellbeing index predicts overall health in a cohort of 1000 infants

Nature Communications - Here, in a cohort of nearly 1000 infants, the authors characterize the gut microbiota development in the first 2 years of life and develop a gut microbiota wellbeing...

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Science Advances: Disruptions in the gut's circadian rhythms may drive microbiome dysbiosis and disrupt gut barrier function in colorectal cancer. science.org/doi/10.1126/scia…
Disruption of the intestinal clock drives dysbiosis and impaired barrier function in colorectal...

Disruption of the intestinal clock drives dysbiosis and impaired barrier function in colorectal...

Clock disruption and colorectal cancer drive intestinal dysbiosis.

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New Research: Your gut can 'tell time,' and disruptions to its circadian rhythm may drive microbiome imbalances and barrier disruption contributing to the rise in colorectal cancer, according to new research from the University of California, Irvine. medicalxpress.com/news/2024-…
Circadian disruption, gut microbiome changes linked to colorectal cancer progression

Circadian disruption, gut microbiome changes linked to colorectal cancer progression

Research from the University of California, Irvine has revealed how disruption of the circadian clock, the body's internal, 24-hour biological pacemaker, may accelerate the progression of colorectal...

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Microbiome polyphenol metabolite (urolithin A) shown to prevent middle age hearing loss in mouse model. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3930…
Urolithin A prevents age-related hearing loss in C57BL/6J mice likely by inducing mitophagy - PubMed

Urolithin A prevents age-related hearing loss in C57BL/6J mice likely by inducing mitophagy - PubMed

Mitochondrial dysfunction with aging is associated with the development of age-related hearing loss. Mitophagy is a cardinal mechanism to maintain a healthy mitochondrial population through the...

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Could doses of the gut microbiome bacteria Blautia help mountainers function better at high altitudes? Sharing a fascinating editorial from Science. highlighting a new study in Genome Science. science.org/content/article/…
A mile-high probiotic? Gut microbe may help lowlanders conquer high altitudes

A mile-high probiotic? Gut microbe may help lowlanders conquer high altitudes

Common in people living at great elevations, a type of bacterium reduces damage caused by low oxygen levels

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Guar gum, a type of refined fiber found in ice cream, exacerbates a model of ulcerative colitis in mice. medicalxpress.com/news/2024-…

Refined dietary fiber may increase risk for inflammatory bowel disease

For many people, an enjoyable summer staple food is a scoop of their favorite ice cream. What they may not know is that this creamy treat often contains refined dietary fibers, such as guar gum, that...

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Beyond calories in, calories out: how your gut microbes, mitochondria & last meal’s ‘leftovers’ count in metabolism gutbites.org/2024/09/10/is-w…
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