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Senior Lecturer in Biomedical and Life Sciences, Lancaster University

Low-temperature electron micrograph of a cluster of E. coli bacteria, magnified 10,000 times. Each individual bacterium is oblong shaped. Photo byfkfkrErbe, digital colorization by Christopher Pooley, both of USDA, ARS, EMU., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

April 29, 2025

IBS and Sibo have overlapping symptoms – here’s what you need to know about these different digestive conditions

Karen Wright, Lancaster University

Digestive issues like IBS and Sibo can mimic each other, but understanding their differences – and the role of our gut microbiome – could be key to feeling better.

Exercise is good for your gut bacteria too. CREATISTA/ Shutterstock

June 16, 2020

Gut health: does exercise change your microbiome?

Rachael Rigby, Lancaster University and Karen Wright, Lancaster University

Current research suggests that exercise causes a number of positive changes in our gut microbiome.

Radula complanata, a cannabinoid moss. Henri Koskinen/Shutterstock

October 24, 2018

Liverwort could have medicinal benefits of cannabis THC – without the high

Karen Wright, Lancaster University

Radula liverwort shares an intriguing similarity to cannabis – researchers are working out what it does to the brain.

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