A gut microbe called Turicibacter reduces weight gain and lowers blood sugar and levels of fat in the blood in mice. If the results apply in humans, Turicibacter-derived compounds could be effective therapeutics to promote metabolic health and healthy weight.

In a recent study, Medical University of South Carolina researchers compared two ways to help kids to get effective trauma therapy: training therapists vs. training therapists plus child protective services’ workers, juvenile justice professionals, school guidance counselors and others to spot struggling kids and refer them. Both approaches reduced kids’ posttraumatic stress and depression. The second method identified more kids who had experienced trauma and needed help and increased the number who finished treatment.