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It's a species of bacteria called Acromantia muciniphila, and it's captured scientific interest because people with obesity and type 2 diabetes tend to have a lower abundance of it, and animal studies show it can help prevent weight gain.
In the new study, Dutch researchers followed about 100 adults who lost weight by cutting back on calories.
and then had them take either a daily supplement of the bacteria or a placebo for close to half a year.
There was a significant difference between the two groups.
Those taking the placebo regained about two and a half times more weight than those who were on the supplement.
This was one of the largest and most rigorous human trials to date on the bacteria.
It's clear the outpouring of interest in psychedelics has increased visibility.
Most voters had heard about psychedelics in the news, on social media or from conversations with friends.
Close to two-thirds want to make it easier for scientists to study the substances, and nearly half said therapeutic use should be legal.
But under a third of respondents said they would like to see criminal penalties removed, and about one in four still has very negative views of people who use psychedelics.
Across the survey, conservative voters were less receptive to reforms.
The University of California Berkeley survey was conducted last year, before President Trump's executive order aimed at expanding research and access to the drugs for medical purposes.
Of the claims, our head of the current evidence... NAD boosting products are often billed as a kind of cure-all, a potent substance that can reverse aging and enhance energy.
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide is a crucial molecule in our body, and the early research on animals suggests taking NAD precursor supplements can have many benefits.
Dr. Shalinder Basin at Brigham and Women's Hospital is one of the researchers looking into NAD.
He says what's needed now are larger human trials.