by GMFH Editing Team
To what extent targeting the gut microbiota as a potential treatment for depression and anxiety is unknown. A new systematic review and meta-analysis of 34 controlled clinical trials concludes that probioticsbut not prebioticsmay exert potential antidepressant and anxiolytic effects.
by Andreu Prados
Colonic propionate has been suggested as a potential target to improve obesity-related metabolic disorders. Based on new research, colonic propionate delivery could be a novel solution to improve metabolism and inflammation in overweight or obese subjects.
by Paul Enck
The benefits of probiotics in human health is a hot area of research. Using neuroimaging methods, Paul Enck and colleagues have shown in a new randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial that the probiotic Bifidobacterium longum 1714 may reduce stress response in healthy volunteers.
by GMFH Editing Team
Contrary to common drugs, probiotics can evolve during treatment within the host. Scientists have tracked the behavior of E. coli Nissle 1917 in the mouse’s gut and shown that unbalanced gut microbiomes and different diets may affect how this bacterium evolves across the gastrointestinal tract.
by Andreu Prados
Other substrates beyond non-digestible carbohydrates can be used as a fuel for the gut microbiota. Scientists have turned to the role played by dietary fats in human gut microbiome composition.
by GMFH Editing Team
We’re what our microbes do with what we eat. We’re pleased to share a new summary document on the latest evidence regarding the role of diet and probiotics on human health linked to their effects on the gut microbiota.
by Andreu Prados
Resistant starch is a highly fermentable fiber, although it’s considered to be an insoluble fiber. What is more interesting is the fact that the food source of resistant starch matters, as scientists show not all foods that are high in resistant starch drive identical changes in gut microbiota’s functional diversity.
by Andreu Prados
The way intestinal immune cells distinguish innocuous dietary antigens and gut bacteria from pathogenic microbes and mount an appropriate response to each is unknown. New research unravels how intestinal bacteria may protect against cow’s milk allergy by regulating host immunity in mice.
Gut microbiota is the human body's most complex, diverse and numerous ecosystem of all, particularly in the caecum, where the density of microorganisms is the highest.
by GMFH Editing Team
GMFH continue to cover the important progress made in our knowledge of the gut microbiota's impact on wellbeing and disease.
