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.

Dr. Yasmine Belkaid of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), is chief of the Mucosal Immunology section and co-director of the trans-NIH metaorganisms initiative. Her work explores mechanisms at barrier sites (i.e.

The Gut Microbiota & Health section of the European Society of Neurogastroenterology & Motility (ESNM) is now operating in partnership with three new organizations: the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO), and the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN). 

New app helps Canadians choose a probiotic

25 Feb 2015

by GMFH Editing Team

With a greater public awareness of probiotics, patients may ask health professionals to recommend a probiotic suitable for their needs.

Dr. D. Brent Polk is a physician and professor of biochemistry & molecular biology. He is chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, as well as chair of pediatrics and vice dean for Child Health at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.

Should we exclude obese donors from FMT?

6 Feb 2015

by Philippe Marteau

Neha Alang and Colleen R. Kelly recently reported that a patient who had received fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) developed obesity (1).

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