In the human gut, good bacteria make great neighbors.
A new Northwestern University study found that specific types of gut bacteria can protect other good bacteria from cancer treatments – mitigating harmful, drug-induced changes to the gut microbiome.
By metabolizing chemotherapy drugs, the protective bacteria could temper short- and long-term side effects of treatment. [Read more…] about Good bacteria can temper chemotherapy side effects
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