Prepare yourself: You are going to take an exciting and rare tour few humans have ever taken before. In fact, it is a grand tour you cannot access through any travel agency—it’s a journey into the human body.
A group of scientists and experts are starting to investigate a tool that might solve a tricky problem, using probiotic consumption as a preventive measure against the common cold.
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.
An interview with Martin Blaser: "One of the greatest threats to microbiota health is probably overuse of antibiotics"
18 Nov 2015by GMFH Editing Team
Martin J. Blaser, director of the Department of Medicine at New York University School of Medicine, is one of the world's greatest experts in the relationship between use and overuse of antibiotics and the gut microbiota. We were able to interview him during the 4th Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit.
A battle within: how the immune system helps ‘good’ bacteria fight off ‘bad’ microbes in the gut
26 Aug 2015by GMFH Editing Team
According to a new study published in the journal Immunity by scientists from the University of Chicago, the body’s immune system plays a key role.
Are we targeting the wrong bugs? Review of Missing Microbes, a book by Dr. Martin Blaser
17 Jun 2015by GMFH Editing Team
In the book Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues, Dr. Martin Blaser of New York University challenges the assumption that antibiotics are without harm.
Changes in the microbiota due to prolonged antibiotic treatment may lead to weight gain
20 Aug 2013by GMFH Editing Team
As we explained in a previous post, many studies have shown that antibiotic treatment alters our gut microbiota. A study led by Spanish scientists now shows that the changes in the composition of bacterial communities found in our intestine caused
If you took a microscope and zoomed on your intestine, you would find tens of trillions of bacteria that make up your gut microbiota. This community of microorganisms plays a key role in your health and wellbeing, as already reported
