Gut Microbiota Research & Practice is a section dedicated to promoting knowledge-sharing and debate among researchers, scientists and healthcare professionals. You will find a selection of discussions about articles from scientific literature as well as other content including interviews with experts, event reports, and special publications.

Microorganisms in the gut emerge as a potential determining factor for understanding the links between stress response and brain function. New findings highlight the role of gut microbiota as a central regulator of the stress-circadian axis.

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.

Gut microbiota aids in fat digestion by converting primary bile acids into unconjugated and secondary bile acids. Recent research in mice has uncovered an intricate host-microbiota partnership in regulating bile acid production, helping to prevent excessive accumulation and maintain metabolic balance.

Key advances in the gut microbiome during 2024

27 Jan 2025

by GMFH Editing Team

This article features key discoveries in gut microbiome research from 2024 selected by the Gut Microbiota for Health editorial team. Research highlights include basic, translational, and clinical microbiome research with significant implications for current and future research in the field.

Why does not everyone respond the same way to diet

12 Dec 2024

by Rene van den Wijngaard

The human gut microbiome is packed with enzymes that can transform food, drugs, or pollutants. New research maps interactions between dietary xenobiotics and the gut microbiome, explaining why diet can work differently for different people.

Writing in Nature Reviews Microbiology, a group of scientists updates the healthy human microbiome concept by combining independent measures of both the host and the microbial community health, and proposes a framework for discovering health and disease-associated microbial signatures in diverse populations.

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