2025 has been a productive year in gut microbiome research, spanning metabolic health, neurogastroenterology, immune modulation, and precision nutrition. In this ‘Year in Review’ article, the GMFH editing team describes their pick of the top GMFH-covered advances in 2025, outlining their impact in the clinical setting and implications for current and future research.
Our shared microbiome: How microbes connect health, people, and the planet
2 Dec 2025by GMFH Editing Team
In this video interview, Dr. Mireia Vallès-Colomer explains how our microbiome is formed, shared, and transmitted throughout life — and why understanding these microbial connections is key for human and planetary health.
“Fibermaxxing” social media trend is making people talk about dietary fiber. What does science really say?
19 Nov 2025by GMFH Editing Team
Across social media, #fibermaxxing is inspiring people to boost their daily fiber intake. While enthusiasm for healthier eating is positive, this trend also invites an important question: what does science really say about fiber, microbiota, and health?
This Halloween, we’re celebrating some microbes that sound scary but play a vital role in keeping us healthy. Behind their ghostly names lie fascinating stories of cooperation, balance, and invisible teamwork inside our gut.
Mission: Microbiome, a new novel that makes microbiome research accessible to the general public
9 Jul 2025by GMFH Editing Team
The human microbiome has captured the interest of researchers and the lay public. Patrick Veiga's new novel, Mission: Microbiome – Metchnikoff’s Legacy, explores how gut microbiome research could pave the way for better planetary health, from the first probiotics to groundbreaking innovations poised to transform the future of medicine and nutrition.
What happens in the gut doesn’t stay in the gut: the gut-organ axes at work
25 Jun 2025by GMFH Editing Team
Emerging studies support the relationship between the human gut microbiome and organ function outside the gut. Find out more about the knowns and unknowns on how the gut communicates with other parts of the body, involving the gut, the brain, the lungs, the skin, and even the heart, and why it matters to your health.
Editor - Brazil
Giovana Martucelli is a nutritionist with a specialization in Clinical and Hospital Nutrition and practical training in Nutritional Therapy. She is currently a Master’s student in Gastroenterology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (FMUSP), where she works as a researcher at the Laboratory of Nutrition and Metabolic Surgery of the Digestive System (METANUTRI/LIM-35).
With over seven years of research experience, she has built a strong background in the field of gut microbiota, with a particular focus on precision medicine. She is the author of several works presented at national and international conferences and has received awards such as the Best of ASPEN – GI Topics (2025) and the Research Travel Award (ESPEN, 2024).
What causes IBS pain? Intestinal immune activation emerges as a new culprit
29 Apr 2025by GMFH Editing Team
This new infographic offers a visual summary of the immune system’s emerging role in IBS-related gut pain. It also highlights how immune responses may drive symptoms and explores the science behind food-related triggers.
New international consensus on microbiome testing in clinical practice
31 Mar 2025by GMFH Editing Team
Microbiome tests are becoming popular among the lay public and health professionals to diagnose and manage microbiome-related conditions. A new consensus involving scientists in basic and translational science updates the ins and outs of microbiome testing in clinical practice.
Carbohydrate malabsorption is an underlying cause of irritable bowel syndrome-type symptoms in some patients. This article explores the impact of fermentable short-chain carbohydrates (FODMAPs) on gut function, the benefits and risks of a low-FODMAP diet, and how probiotics can help individuals with carbohydrate malabsorption.
