This article features key discoveries in gut microbiome research from 2024 selected by the Gut Microbiota for Health editorial team. Research highlights include basic, translational, and clinical microbiome research with significant implications for current and future research in the field.
Growing evidence from the microbiome field shows that harnessing gut microbes through diet can beneficially impact brain and behaviour. Which gut microbiome-targeted interventions have been studied as potential approaches for mental health?
The year 2023 has been a productive year for gut microbiome research. Read about the most relevant advances in translational and clinical gut microbiome research from the last 12 months, selected by the Gut Microbiota for Health editorial team.
Diets for irritable bowel syndrome: what you need to know
20 Dec 2023by Andreu Prados, Kate Scarlata
Food is considered the main trigger of digestive symptoms in the vast majority of patients living with IBS. While finding foods that do not prompt gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms has been a challenge for many people with IBS, restrictive diets can come with potential risks. Learn more about diets with evidence in IBS.
Which dietary components should be promoted, and which ones should be limited in inflammatory bowel disease?
19 May 2023by GMFH Editing Team
What to eat or not to eat as a means of reducing IBD symptoms is one of the main queries a patient might have following diagnosis. Although there is no simple answer and dietary changes are not a substitute for medical therapy, to help consider this question, we have prepared a new infographic on the dietary components to promote and limit in patients with IBD.
Discover the gut fungi world and their role in human health through our new infographic! Learn about their contribution to nutrient production, metabolism, defense against harmful microorganisms, and the establishment of healthy gut bacteria.
Explore cutting-edge research on the gut microbiome with the GMFH 2022 Year at a Glance report
21 Feb 2023by GMFH Editing Team
Significant strides have been made in our comprehension of the role of the gut microbiome in health and disease throughout the year 2022. We invite you to take a closer look at the "2022 Year at a Glance" report and learn about the groundbreaking discoveries made.
#GMFH10years: 10 years of the Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit
11 Mar 2022by GMFH Editing Team
“We were able to make this complex science, which is microbiome science, easy for clinicians”. Francisco Guarner tells us about the early days of the GMFH World Summit and the challenges for the future of gut microbiota science.
2021 at a glance: hotspots in gut microbiome research and predictions for the field’s future development
10 Jan 2022by GMFH Editing Team, Rene van den Wijngaard
Despite the global focus on COVID-19, 2021 was also a productive year in gut microbiome research. In this “2021 Year at a glance” report, discover emerging trends in postbiotics, the role of beneficial microbes in dietary guidelines, diet-related tools for shaping the gut microbiome and the potential role of newly identified probiotics in obesity and functional dyspepsia.
A new gut bacterium common in healthy people offers promise for obesity
21 Jul 2021by GMFH Editing Team
We have known for a while that obesity has a microbial component. Now, a team of scientists led by Patrice D. Cani reports a novel bacterium isolated from the human gut that counteracts diet-induced obesity, inflammation and glucose dysregulation in mice.
