by Kristina Campbell
New work, led by Pamela Silver of The Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard (USA), appears to have overcome this problem. The research, which has been called "incredibly exciting" by other scientists, involved the design of a bacterial trigger circuit that detects and responds to tetrathionate—a transient product of reactive oxygen species.
by Andreu Prados
A recent systematic review has examined how all published studies assessing FMT were conducted and reported, particularly focusing on whether the studies adequately described the main methodological components of the FMT intervention.
by Kristina Campbell
In the new Gut Microbiota for Health “Clinical Minute” series, we get a scientific expert’s take on gut-microbiota-related questions to healthcare professionals.
The main researchers behind those successful and ambitious projects attended the Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit held in Paris, in March 2017, where we could interview them.
by GMFH Editing Team
Recent research has shed light on the importance of gut microbiota both during pregnancy and early life. Despite recent research that shows the placenta is not sterile, as previously thought, gut microbiota colonization in the first days and weeks after birth appears to have enormous significance for post-natal life.
by Andreu Prados
A new double-blind, randomised has found that changes in gut microbiome composition following treatment with a probiotic are related to microbial translocation and inflammation in HIV-infected patients undergoing standard treatments.
A recent review explores the evidence that exists for how dietary modulation of gut microbiota composition occurs, and the extent to which it depends on inter-individual microbiota variation in humans.
by Andreu Prados
A new study has found that engraftment of a donor’s gut microbial community is not necessary for recovery from recurrent C. difficile infection after faecal microbiota transplantation.
by GMFH Editing Team
“Standing room only” was reported from the microbiome presentations at the recent Digestive Disease Week 2017 (#DDW17)—not an unusual circumstance at academic and medical conferences all around the world.
by Andreu Prados
A new study has found that gut microbial composition may be associated with brain structural alterations in people with IBS.
