According to a recent study published in Science, some bacteria can protect newborn infants from the adverse effects of gastrointestinal infections.
Study shows “just in case” antibiotics in late pregnancy may have health consequences for offspring
13 Sep 2017by Kristina Campbell
Researchers at the UChicago Medicine have found that antibiotics given to mothers just before and after giving birth resulted in gut microbiota dysbiosis and immune system changes.
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.
One of the leading theories on the mechanisms that lead to obesity, based on evidence from both mouse and human models, incorporates both the gut microbiota and some inflammatory processes.
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.
Interview with Patrice D. Cani: “Probiotics and prebiotics can improve or prevent the development of some diseases”
4 Nov 2015by GMFH Editing Team
Patrice D. Cani is a researcher and Professor from the Belgian Fund for Scientific Research (FRS-FNRS) and team leader in the Metabolism and Nutrition research group at the Université catholique de Louvain's Brussels-based Louvain Drug Research Institute.
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.
