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New York Post
5 days ago
- Health
- New York Post
Phew — this much simpler habit is better at fixing your gut health than a poop transplant, say scientists
Turns out that fecal transplants are No. 2. It's hard to imagine, but these transplants are really hot right now. Clinical trials have shown promising results for treating cancer, reversing the effects of aging and healing the gut. Luckily, a new study suggests there's a much simpler and more appetizing way to optimize gut health. Advertisement 3 A new study suggests there's a much simpler and more appetizing way to optimize gut health than fecal transplants. Vadym – The research — recently published in the journal Nature — found that a healthy diet does a better job of restoring gut health than transferring someone else's poop into your body. 'There's a big emphasis on treating a depleted microbiome with things like fecal transplants right now, but our study shows that this will not be successful without a healthy diet, and in fact, a healthy diet alone still outperforms it,' Joy Bergelson, executive vice president of the Simons Foundation's Life Sciences division, said in a statement. Advertisement An international team of researchers set out to investigate how diet influences gut recovery after a round of antibiotics, which often nuke the good bacteria along with the bad. They hopped up some mice on a model of the Western diet — which tends to be high in fat and low in fiber — while the rest of the mice were bequeathed the joys of clean eating. The results were stark. 3 Eating a diet rich in fiber is better for your gut health than a poop transplant, according to science. aamulya – Advertisement 'In the mice that were on the healthy diet, within a week after antibiotic treatment, they recovered to almost their normal state,' said study co-author Megan Kennedy of the University of Chicago. 'By comparison, the microbiomes of the mice on the Western diet remained completely obliterated. They only had one type of bacteria left, and it dominated for weeks. They never really got back to the place they began.' Attempts to fix things with fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs) didn't help much unless the recipient mice were already eating well. 3 Meanwhile, ultra-processed food is likely to wreck your gut microbiome. Drobot Dean – Advertisement 'The idea of an FMT is that you can take the good microbes from somebody who is healthy, plop them in, and that will fix them,' said Kennedy. 'It has gotten a lot of enthusiasm, but we weren't sure how it would interact with a Western-style diet.' Turns out — not great. Without the right fuel — like dietary fiber — good bacteria simply couldn't flourish. 'It totally doesn't stick,' Kennedy said. 'On a healthy diet, the transplant works, but on the unhealthy one, the mice show basically no signs of recovery.' The researchers believe their discovery could shed some light on why some fecal transplants work better than others. And, for the rest of us, it's a good reminder that eating foods rich in fiber — such as berries, beans, nuts, seeds, oatmeal, lentils and avocado — will keep your gut happy.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Oklahomans from Ukraine weigh in on home country's spat with Trump administration
OKLAHOMA (KFOR) — A couple living in Oklahoma from Ukraine says they're concerned about a recent souring relationship between their home country and President Donald Trump's administration. The rift comes alongside Trump's frustrations with Ukraine in recent weeks, amid his own administration's efforts to broker a peaceful end to the war that started with Russia's invasion in 2022. Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the White House as part of a planned measure to sign off on a minerals deal to pay back the United States for aid. A sudden blow up in the Oval Office between Zelenskyy, Trump, and Vice President JD Vance derailed hopes of that deal being reached the same day. 'You're not in a good position,' said Trump. 'You don't have the cards right now. With us you start having cards.' 'I'm not playing cards right now,' said Zelenskyy in response. Cole: Some Oklahoma facilities including National Weather Center, spared from DOGE closings; others still have concerns That blow up got the attention of Norman couple and Kyiv natives Vadym and Iryna Soloshonok. 'I did not expect what's happened,' said Iryna. 'Maybe it's misunderstanding of Ukrainians because nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians.' After talks went south, Trump made the call this week to pause military and intelligence help for Ukraine in a measure to pressure negotiations to end the war with Russia. A White House official told the Associated Press that Trump is still focused on reaching a peace deal and wants Zelenskyy 'committed' to that goal. The Soloshonok's said they're hopeful that the pause comes to an end soon, and that the United States' support of Ukraine will continue. They noted it has been difficult, however, to watch how quickly their home country's relationship with the current presidential administration has changed compared to previous years. 'I understand that people can, people can change their views on something, but it's 180 degrees change,' said Vadym. 'That is, it's very difficult to rationalize.' Iryna told News 4 that she and Vadym have been back to Ukraine multiple times since the war began and still have family living there. Iryna said she calls her brother every day. 'Aerial attacks is every single day,' said Iryna. 'It's very difficult. All I hope is that the war will stop.' Trump weighs new sanctions on Russia, days after pausing military aid and intel sharing with Ukraine A post from Trump on Truth Social Friday said he's strongly considering sanctions on Russia but is still encouraging both Russia and Ukraine to 'get to the table right now, before it is too late.' The Soloshonok's said they have concerns that Ukraine is not being viewed as the victims by Trump's administration, and emphasized that Russia started the war. They said they're having a hard time understanding why Ukraine is being punished into submission. 'Unless criminal or perpetrator is punished there will be no peace,' said Vadym. 'There will be no long-term peace.' News 4 reached out to several Oklahoma Ukrainian refugees on Friday. One family told News 4 they were scared about how speaking out could impact their temporary status. That fear stems from Trump saying on Thursday that he'd soon be considering whether or not to potentially revoke the status of thousands of Ukrainian refugees who have relocated to the United States due to the war. 'I do not believe that it would happen because Ukrainian refugees should not be punished for anything because they try to come to have a better life here,' said Iryna. The Soloshonok's said they believe Oklahoma still has strong support for Ukraine and say they're also thankful for the support they've seen from Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) during the ongoing tensions. 'After that meeting in President Trump's office, Oval Office, he had an interview and he supported Ukraine,' said Iryna. 'He said that he understood why President Zelenskyy was trying to bring concerns about Putin being not trusted. So it was very nice of him to say that, because a lot of people just blame Zelenskyy.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Khaleej Times
28-01-2025
- Politics
- Khaleej Times
'A bad dream': Russian troops threaten Dnipropetrovsk
Svitlana Rudokvas once took solace in the fact that fighting between the Ukrainian army and Russian forces was raging at a safe distance in the eastern Donetsk region neighbouring her own. But now, the Kremlin's emboldened army has advanced and brought the fight right to the doorstep of her Dnipropetrovsk region, while raining down bombs with greater intensity. "Some people still have this idea of a psychological border, they think that Russians won't cross," the 51-year-old shop keeper told AFP. "We thought so too -- before gliding bombs hit us," she added in the village of Novopavlivka, one settlement in Russia's sights just over the border in the industrial Dnipropetrovsk region. In the three years since Russia invaded, its forces have never broken through into the industrial region. But emboldened by months of gradual gains, they are now just some four kilometres (2.5 miles) from its border and stepping up bombardments. The restaurant right next to Rudokvas' shop in the village of Novopavlivka was levelled in one recent bombardment but one crumbling wall held with its still-ticking clock. Suppliers have grown increasingly wary of making deliveries to her shop -- for now, fully stocked -- with Russian forces drawing nearer, she said. "It's like a dream," she told AFP stepping over rubble and debris of the restaurant. "I get up and think I'm dreaming. Was it a bad dream or is it my reality now? I just want it to be over, so that no one else feels this way ever again," she added. Director of the New Geopolitics Research Network Mykhailo Samus argued any Russian breakthrough into Dnipropetrovsk could still take months -- depending on Ukrainian resources. If Russia troops do cross, the gains would be more psychologically significant than strategic, he said. "They'll try to cross this imagined border to show: 'you see, for the first time in the war, we are in the Dnipropetrovsk region'," he told AFP by telephone. "Russia is a master at using such psychological effects," he said. Vadym, a 35-year-old Ukrainian serviceman, was not worried about the Russian gains. At a large sign and now a memorial with Ukrainian flags delineating the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk borders -- a popular spot for selfies -- he voiced optimism that any Russian advance would be temporary. "Let the Russians take pictures here, sooner or later we'll just come back and take photos with their corpses under that same sign," Vadym said. But in the nearby border town of Mezhova where around 5,000 people lived before the war, anxiety is setting in. Residents are noticably tense said 29-year-old Polina Yakovenko, the manager of a popular cafe in the town's centre. "It had once been so far away from us. We were afraid, but not like we are now," she added. Despite louder explosions and nearing fighting, Yakovenko plans to stay -- for now. She said was was torn between keeping her seven-year-old daughter safe, whom she had just dropped off at music school, and her attachment to her home. "This is where our friends are, where we built our life," she said, describing how she knows "every corner, every street" of her hometown. She pointed at the cafe's piano, under which stood the empty container of a portable Javelin antitank system. "This piano came from my home. It's a piece of my childhood," she said. "It's all so dear to us," she said. Rudkovas, the shopkeeper, said she had already packed the essentials in case she needed to make a hasty exit from Novopavlivka. She wondered out loud what would happen if Russian forces advanced into Dnipropetrovsk and towards her hometown. "What do they want? They'll just come to some place and turn it into a nightmare," she told AFP. "And then they'll go to somewhere else where they'll create another nightmare, and so on," she added.
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
'A bad dream': Russia marches on Dnipropetrovsk
Svitlana Rudokvas once took solace in the fact that fighting between the Ukrainian army and Russian forces was raging at a safe distance in the eastern Donetsk region neighbouring her own. But now, the Kremlin's emboldened army has advanced and brought the fight right to the doorstep of her Dnipropetrovsk region, while raining down bombs with greater intensity. "Some people still have this idea of a psychological border, they think that Russians won't cross," the 51-year-old shop keeper told AFP. "We thought so too -- before gliding bombs hit us," she added in the village of Novopavlivka, one settlement in Russia's sights just over the border in the industrial Dnipropetrovsk region. In the three years since Russia invaded, its forces have never broken through into the industrial region. But emboldened by months of gradual gains, they are now just some four kilometres (2.5 miles) from its border and stepping up bombardments. The restaurant right next to Rudokvas' shop in the village of Novopavlivka was levelled in one recent bombardment but one crumbling wall held with its still-ticking clock. Suppliers have grown increasingly wary of making deliveries to her shop -- for now, fully stocked -- with Russian forces drawing nearer, she said. "It's like a dream," she told AFP stepping over rubble and debris of the restaurant. "I get up and think I'm dreaming. Was it a bad dream or is it my reality now? I just want it to be over, so that no one else feels this way ever again," she added. - 'Photos with their corpses' - Director of the New Geopolitics Research Network Mykhailo Samus argued any Russian breakthrough into Dnipropetrovsk could still take months -- depending on Ukrainian resources. If Russia troops do cross, the gains would be more psychologically significant than strategic, he said. "They'll try to cross this imagined border to show: 'you see, for the first time in the war, we are in the Dnipropetrovsk region'," he told AFP by telephone. "Russia is a master at using such psychological effects," he said. Vadym, a 35-year-old Ukrainian serviceman, was not worried about the Russian gains. At a large sign and now a memorial with Ukrainian flags delineating the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk borders -- a popular spot for selfies -- he voiced optimism that any Russian advance would be temporary. "Let the Russians take pictures here, sooner or later we'll just come back and take photos with their corpses under that same sign," Vadym said. But in the nearby border town of Mezhova where around 5,000 people lived before the war, anxiety is setting in. Residents are noticably tense said 29-year-old Polina Yakovenko, the manager of a popular cafe in the town's centre. "It had once been so far away from us. We were afraid, but not like we are now," she added. - 'Turn into a nightmare' - Despite louder explosions and nearing fighting, Yakovenko plans to stay -- for now. She said was was torn between keeping her seven-year-old daughter safe, whom she had just dropped off at music school, and her attachment to her home. "This is where our friends are, where we built our life," she said, describing how she knows "every corner, every street" of her hometown. She pointed at the cafe's piano, under which stood the empty container of a portable Javelin antitank system. "This piano came from my home. It's a piece of my childhood," she said. "It's all so dear to us," she said. Rudkovas, the shopkeeper, said she had already packed the essentials in case she needed to make a hasty exit from Novopavlivka. She wondered out loud what would happen if Russian forces advanced into Dnipropetrovsk and towards her hometown. "What do they want? They'll just come to some place and turn it into a nightmare," she told AFP. "And then they'll go to somewhere else where they'll create another nightmare, and so on," she added. cbur-brw/jbr/cw
