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Sunlight exposure and its role in skin-gut axis

Sunlight exposure and its role in skin-gut axis

By Danielle Masterson

Outside influences have shown strong correlations with what lives inside our bodies, and researchers are just beginning to understand how these environmental factors may affect the makeup of the gut microbiome.

Chronic migraine sufferer turns pain into passion with biotech startup

Editor's Spotlight: Startup Focus

Chronic migraine sufferer turns pain into passion with biotech startup

By Nikki Hancocks

A doctor, researcher and former chronic migraine sufferer, has launched her own biotech startup company named KetoSwiss selling supplements that she argues can help control migraine pain by tapping into our own biological mechanisms.

Plant extract combination may relieve hangover symptoms

Plant extract combination may relieve hangover symptoms

By Nikki Hancocks

A plant extract combination of fruits, leaves, and roots may help to relieve hangover symptoms, according to a large randomised double-blind placebo-controlled intervention study by researchers from Johannes Gutenberg-University, in Germany.