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.
by Kristina Campbell
In the year 2006, a PubMed search for “microbiome” papers yielded just 119. Now, a decade later in the year 2016, that number was 4,805. Given the reality of limited funding and know-how, the exponential growth in the field of
by Andreu Prados
A recent study has found that the magnitude of gut microbiota responses to diet vary among individuals.
by Andreu Prados
A recent study, led by Dr. Laurence Zitvogel from the Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus in Villejuif (France), has found that the antitumoral efficacy of cyclophosphamide is enhanced by the two commensal species Enterococcus hirae and Barnesiella intestinihominis in mice.
by GMFH Editing Team
Members of the scientific committee, representing 3 medical societies (ESNM, ESPGHAN and AGA), have put together a one-of-a-kind program. Because microbiome research started 10 years ago on the American continent, in Europe and also in Asia, participants will receive an overview of the results of these 10 years of research.
by Kristina Campbell
Individuals may experience recurrent weight gain and re-emergence of metabolic complications, a phenomenon sometimes called the "yo-yo effect". But growing evidence of the role of gut microbiota in obesity and metabolic health may bring the potential to address this problem in new ways.
by Andreu Prados
A recent study, led by Dr. Mahmoud Salami from the Physiology Research Centre at Kashan University of Medical Sciences in Kashan (Iran), has found that a daily dose of probiotic Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium bacteria taken over 12 weeks may improve cognitive function in elderly Alzheimer’s patients.
by Andreu Prados
The MoBioFood (Molecular Bioactivity of Foods) Research Group from the Biochemistry and Biotechnology Department at the Rovira i Virgili University in Tarragona (Spain) focuses on the interaction of flavonoids with the enteroendocrine system, and the role of these compounds in maintaining intestinal barrier integrity and/or inducing anti-inflammatory effects in the gastrointestinal tract.
by Paul Enck
A recent systematic review and meta-analysis has shown that the consumption of a probiotic fermented milk with Bifidobacterium lactis (B. lactis) CNCM I-2494 and lactic acid bacteria may improve outcomes related to mild gastrointestinal discomfort in healthy female adults.
by Kristina Campbell
Mary Ellen Sanders and colleagues recently wrote a commentary in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association on probiotic use in at-risk populations.
by Andreu Prados
A recent study, led by Dr. Eric Martens from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor (USA), has found that a fiber-deprived diet may lead to a degradation of the colonic mucus layer and enhance enteric pathogen infection in mice.
