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Gut Bugs Could Explain Obesity-Cancer Link

Gut Bugs Could Explain Obesity-Cancer Link At risk. Changes in gut flora could help explain why obese mice are more likely to develop liver tumors (inset).EIJI HARA/JAPANESE FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH By Gisela TelisJun. 26, 2013 , 2:20 PM Why does obesity raise the risk of developing cancer? A new study suggests that

Intestinal Barriers Protect Against Disease

Intestinal Barriers Protect Against Disease from Science Magazine, March 09, 2018 See all authors and affiliations Science 09 Mar 2018: Vol. 359, Issue 6380, pp. 1097-1098 DOI: 10.1126/science.aat0835 Summary All body surfaces and cavities are lined by layers of epithelial cells, which are connected by cell-cell junctions. These junctions serve three main purposes: adhesion, to

Gut Bugs Could Explain Obesity-Cancer Link

Gut Bugs Could Explain Obesity-Cancer Link

Intestinal Barriers Protect Against Disease

Intestinal Barriers Protect Against Disease

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