Researchers from Kobe University in Japan have found that metformin influences sugar flux in the gut and uncovered how gut bacteria use sugar to produce compounds vital for ... "Intestinal glucose ...

Diabetes affects millions worldwide, often triggering complications such as insulin resistance and fatty liver disease. To ...

Ogawa says: "The production of short-chain fatty acids from the excreted glucose is a huge discovery. While these compounds are traditionally thought to be produced through the fermentation of ...

This allowed them to trace the heavy carbons as the bacteria transformed glucose into other compounds. Stool samples revealed that bacteria in mice treated with metformin had converted the heavy ...

He told us: “We have found that sulforaphane, a compound that is highly contained in cruciferous vegatables such as broccoli, reduces blood glucose in individuals with prediabetes, i.e. a pre ...

Ogawa says: "The production of short-chain fatty acids from the excreted glucose is a huge discovery. While these compounds are traditionally thought to be produced through the fermentation of ...

This study is reported by Lizeng Gao's group from the Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing. The ...