When Michael Gershon called the digestive system "the second brain" in his 1999 book, it was because scientists were beginning to realize that the gut and the brain in humans were engaged in constant conversation.
Intestinal parasites could help minimize pro-inflammatory bacterial taxa in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease
18 Jul 2016by Andreu Prados
A new report, led by Dr. Ken Cadwell from the New York University School of Medicine in New York (USA), has found that a symbiotic relationship between intestinal helminths and host may play a role in inhibiting intestinal inflammatory responses.
A recent commentary in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, written by Dr. Susan E. Erdman from the Division of Comparative Medicine at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge (USA), has covered the role of microbial strategies in cancer prevention and remission.
Digestive Disease Week 2016 was held in San Diego during the month of May, where the role of the intestinal microbiota in health and disease continues to be a major topic in gastroenterology.
Paula Crespo Escobar on Coeliac Disease Risk, Gut Microbiota, and Effects of a Gluten-Free Diet
22 Jun 2016by Andreu Prados
At the 7th edition of the latest Spanish Society of Probiotics and Prebiotics (SEPyP)’s annual workshop, which was held on Seville (Spain) on January, 28-29th under the theme: “Probiotics, Prebiotics and Health: Scientific Evidence”, Paula Crespo took the time to speak with GMFH editors.
Resources on diet and gastrointestinal health for World Digestive Health Day
26 May 2016by GMFH Editing Team
The relationship between diet and gastrointestinal health is the theme of the World Gastroenterology Organisation's World Digestive Health Day (WDHD) on May 29th, 2016. WDHD 2016 Co-chairs, Dr. David Sanders (UK) and Dr. Govind Makharia (India) say this year's initiative aims to provide gastroenterologists with an understanding of recent research how food affects the health of the human gut.
Gut microbiota and the ‘inflammatory loop’ in IBD: Interview with Prof. Harry Sokol
16 May 2016by Kristina Campbell
Understandings of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have advanced in recent years, informed by studies that have investigated the role of the gut microbiota in disease pathogenesis and progression. Prof. Harry Sokol is a gastroenterologist and researcher from France who has participated in this pioneering work. At the Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit 2016 in Miami, Sokol took the time to speak with GMFH editors.
Bowel preparation may affect gut microbiota composition and affect the results of experiments
14 Mar 2016by Kristina Campbell
Bowel preparation is a necessary, but sometimes 'invisible', part of a successful colonoscopy. The question of how bowel preparation procedures affect the normal gut microbiota is so far unanswered, since existing data are conflicting.
The influence of fungal microbiota and iron therapies in inflammatory bowel disease’s gut environment
22 Feb 2016by Andreu Prados
The occurrence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) -ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD)- is increasing worldwide, yet the reasons remain unknown.
Perioperative probiotic intervention may benefit individuals undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer
19 Feb 2016by Kristina Campbell
When patients undergo surgery for colorectal cancer (CRC), can probiotics help recover bowel functions, or even prevent postoperative infections and complications?
