Until now, the role of specific gut microbes in shaping body composition was poorly understood. A new study carried out by researchers in the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis clarified how diet and gut microbes interact to
Science’s editors named “Our Microbes, Our Health” as runner-up for Breakthrough of the Year 2013. This Science Magazine “News” article highlighted some studies on gut microbiota, published in several magazines in 2013. It represented a good collection of some
The year coming to a close has been especially active for research into the bacteria in our bodies. From the United States to Asia and Europe, numerous research teams have been working on this subject to try and find out
[Report]: “Gut microbiota and management of digestive health” symposium at UEG Week 2013 Berlin (Germany), 13 October 2013
23 Dec 2013by GMFH Editing Team
Here's the report of the “Gut microbiota and management of digestive health” symposium that was held during the UEG Week 2013 in Berlin, Germany, on the 13th of October 2013. Download the report.
Sahar El Aidy presented us her recent work about mice colonization as a model to study host-microbial homeostasis dynamics. This work was done under the supervision of Michiel Kleerebezem at Wageningen University (The Netherlands) : 1) What is your background
The composition of the gut microbiota conditions tumour development
11 Dec 2013by GMFH Editing Team
Transferring microbes from the colon of a mouse with a colorectal tumour to a healthy mouse means the latter will also develop cancer, according to a study recently published in mBio® by Zackular JP et al., the open access journal of
Cancer chemotherapy: when intestinal bacteria provide a reinforcement
28 Nov 2013by GMFH Editing Team
[This article is an outside contribution by Dr Patricia Lepage (INRA), co-author of the paper. For further references about the author, see the short bio hereunder] Research jointly conducted by investigators at Institut Gustave Roussy, Inserm, Institut Pasteur and
Gut microbiota and the evolution of the species: an interview with Dr. Seth Bordenstein
27 Nov 2013by GMFH Editing Team
Image: The tree of life made out of Nasonia microbes. (Robert Brucker/Vanderbilt) Science Magazine has recently published a study carried out by Dr. Robert Brucker and Dr. Seth R. Bordenstein from Vanderbilt University in Nashville (USA) that seems to
The gut mobile metagenome comprises mobile genetic element (MGE) like bacterial viruses, known as bacteriophages. Although few studies showed that there is high interpersonal variation, little is known about how the gut microbiota react under phage attacks itselfs. Reyes and
Dr. Karen Scott, of the Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health at the University of Aberdeen (UK), tells us about probiotics and prebiotics and discusses what they are, how they differ from each other, how they alter our microbiota and
