In the past decades, some studies have shed light on the importance of diet in reducing the risk of cancer.
Stuart Turvey: “The first 100 days of life are key to train the immune system and the right bacteria are needed”
26 Oct 2016by Cristina Sáez
Around 20% of children population in Western countries have asthma, the most prevalent child chronic health condition.
Mouse research lends insights into the link between altered gut microbiota and obesity
19 Oct 2016by Cristina Sáez
Among the worst things about coming back to work after summer holidays is acknowledging you have gained some extra weight. Too much indulgence, you may guiltily think. But is that the whole story?
Interview with Kjersti Aagaard on gestational influences on the early microbiota
13 Oct 2016by Cristina Sáez
The placenta is not a hermetic shelter as was once thought. Recent research shows it harbours a unique ecosystem of bacteria coming from the mother.
Maternal HIV infection can disrupt the gut microbiota development of infants
5 Oct 2016by Cristina Sáez
Worldwide each year more than a million infants are born to women infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus causing AIDS.
Interview with Gary Wu: Reducing the incidence of metabolic and immune diseases through a better understanding of diet and microbiota
28 Sep 2016by Cristina Sáez
Nevertheless, science is now backing this up – for example, just recently Dr. Gary Wu, of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, completed a study that supports this idea.
Resveratrol may lower your risk of cardiovascular diseases through your microbiota
21 Sep 2016by Cristina Sáez
Studies show resveratrol, a plant compound found naturally in peanuts, grapes, some berries has antioxidant properties that may be protective against cardiovascular diseases.
How a single species of gut bacteria may reverse autism-like behaviours in mice
7 Sep 2016by Cristina Sáez
Christopher Boone has an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). He became popular—and has been ever since—more than a decade ago as the main character of the 2003 bestselling novel “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”, by British writer Mark Haddon.
A new research study published in Nature Communications and led by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) reveals that people with multiple sclerosis have different patterns of gut microorganisms.
Two studies publish recently in the journal Science conclude a person’s diet, lifestyle and medication intake have profound effects on the gut microbiota.