This study, which appeared in Gut, explored how diet and exercise correlate with differences in the gut microbiota. The researchers collected faecal and blood samples from professional rugby athletes (male elite professional players) that were compared with control subjects
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.
This article, from The Gordon Lab at Washington University in St. Louis, investigated the gut microbiota of Bangladeshi children who had experienced severe acute malnutrition (SAM). SAM is defined by anthropometric measurements; those children with weight-for-height Z-scores (WHZ) below three
Prof. Patrice Cani, of Belgium’s Université catholique de Louvain, is involved in the Metabolism and Nutrition research group of the Louvain Drug Research Institute. He investigates the role of the gut microbiota in the development of metabolic disorders: obesity, type
In this video, Prof. Colleen Kelly, speaker at the Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit in Miami, talks about fecal transplantation. https://www.gutmicrobiotaforhealth.com/videos//gmfh2014-interviews/Colleen-Kelly.mp4
This interview of Prof. Eamonn Quigley, chairman of the Foundation of the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO), was made during the Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit 2014. He tells us about the World Digestive Health Day 2014, an initiative by the
At the occasion of the World Digestive Health Day (WDHD), on Thursday, May 29, the United European Gastroenterology (UEG) and European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (ESNM) produced a short video on the importance of gut microbes in health and
The 3rd edition of the Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit took place in Miami, Florida, USA, March 8 & 9, 2014. The event was hosted by the Gut Microbiota & Health Section of the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and
Dr. Stephen Collins is a gastroenterologist and a researcher at McMaster University in Canada. Collins’ recent studies on the functional relevance of the gut microbiota, in collaboration with Dr. R. DePalma & Dr. P. Bercik, were recently presented at the
Following our video series from the Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit 2014, here is the interview of Prof. Max Nieuwdorp on the connection between metabolic syndrome and obesity to the gut microbiota. https://www.gutmicrobiotaforhealth.com/videos/gmfh2014-interviews/Max-Nieuwdorp.mp4
Discover the first video interview from our Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit 2014 serie. The event took place in Miami, Florida, USA on March 8-9, 2014. Prof. Balfour Sartor hosted a workshop on the role of intestinal microbiota in
