A team of scientists led by Premysl Bercik, Associate Professor of Medicine at McMaster’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, carried out two sets of experiments with mice with the goal of studying the effect of gut microbiota on behaviour in an established model of anxiety and depression.
Magnus Simrén: “Modifying gut microbiota can be a potential strategy for treating IBS”
27 Apr 2015by GMFH Editing Team
Professor Magnus Simrén, researcher at the University of Gothenburg (Sweden), is the Chairman of the United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Scientific Committee. He attended the 4th Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit, where we had a chance to interview him about IBS.
A study establishes new connections between gut microbiota and autoimmune diseases
20 Jan 2015by GMFH Editing Team
Results published in the October issue of mBIO magazine showed an imbalance in the ratio of the two largest groups of microorganisms in the human gut (Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes) in favour of Bacteriodetes, while the overall bacterial load and diversity was similar between patients and controls.
