by Andreu Prados
Recent research has highlighted the gut microbiome's contribution to the development of non-communicable diseases.
On June 5-7, the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) convened its annual meeting, for the first time in Asia. The program featured two days of open plenary sessions attended by 230 academic and industry scientists, health professionals,
by Patrice D. Cani
The number of publications discussing the gut microbiota over the past five years represents more than 80% of all publications over the past 40 years on the topic.
by GMFH Editing Team
The workshop, called ‘Gut microbiota targets in nutrition’, which was addressed to experts and healthcare practitioners specializing in nutrition and gastrointestinal disorders.
by GMFH Editing Team
A new review discusses key mechanisms involved in the crosstalk between gut microbes and host cells in obesity and metabolic disorders.
by Andreu Prados
A new study has found that the fermentable fiber inulin and short-chain fatty acids exert beneficial effects on the immune system, allowing mice to control influenza infections.
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Clara Belzer is an Associate Professor in Microbiology at Wageningen University & Research, where she investigates precisely the direct role of intestinal microbes in human health.
by Andreu Prados
Recent analyses have shown high inter-individual differences in particular bacterial groups related to obesity and these data highlight the difficulty in finding a simple taxonomic signature of obesity in the gut microbiome and predicting the most important factor driving human weight change.
by Andreu Prados
A new study has found that microbiota-accessible carbohydrate-utilizing bacteria and short-chain fatty acids generated during their fermentation prevent C. difficile infection perpetuation in mice.
by Andreu Prados
Mary Ellen Sanders and colleagues recently published a review of the implications of the fact that probiotic benefits may derive from shared mechanisms within taxonomic groups that go beyond strain-specificity.
