Gut Microbiota News Watch is a section dedicated to expanding knowledge about gut microbiota’s importance for health and quality of life among the media and society in general. Using clear and easy-to-understand language, our aim is to keep our readers up-to-date on the latest facts and news about gut microbiota.
by Kristina Campbell
Researchers at the UChicago Medicine have found that antibiotics given to mothers just before and after giving birth resulted in gut microbiota dysbiosis and immune system changes.
by GMFH Editing Team
Do you want to understand the main differences between probiotics, prebiotics and fermented foods? The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) offers a series of infographics so you can understand the essentials about all three.
Prepare yourself: You are going to take an exciting and rare tour few humans have ever taken before. In fact, it is a grand tour you cannot access through any travel agency—it’s a journey into the human body.
by Cristina Sáez
In a study published in Cell, researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel found that the bacteria living in the gut were affected by changes in the biological clock.
by Kristina Campbell
What are the consequences of adopting a diet so different from your everyday eating habits? Evidence to date suggests drastic dietary changes can be a big deal for the bacteria and other microorganisms that live in your gut.
by Cristina Sáez
During his visit to the GMFH World Summit in Paris, researcher Niv Zmora explained why each individual metabolizes foods differently due, in part, to the gut microbiota.
by Kristina Campbell
Robert Hutkins, Professor of Food Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (USA), warns about the common misconception that fermented foods are the same thing as “probiotics”.
by GMFH Editing Team
During her participation in the Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit in Paris, Elena Verdú, researcher and Associate Professor at McMaster University (Canada), warned about the consequences of restrictive diets and their impact on health.
by Kristina Campbell
According to Eldin Jašarević, researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, certain stressors during pregnancy might be no trivial matter, partly because they alter the microorganisms that reside in the gut.
by Heather Galipeau
A new study shows that a specific probiotic can help treat symptoms of depression in patients who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (or IBS).
