The gut microbiota - the community of hundreds of trillions of microorganisms living in our digestive system that perform a range of essential functions for our health - is a constant source of new and interesting content.
Dr. Patrice Cani: The vicious cycle of gut permeability and inflammation
3 Jun 2015by GMFH Editing Team
Dr. Patrice Cani, from Catholic University of Louvain, is a leading researcher in the area of gut microbiota and metabolic disorders. He serves on the Gut Microbiota for Health board of experts.
An interview with Professor Hill: A healthy diet for a healthy gut microbiota
28 May 2015by GMFH Editing Team
During the 4th Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit we had the opportunity to talk to Professor Colin Hill of the APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork to find out how diet influences our gut microbiota.
“You’re not what you think you are”, a video about our gut bacteria
13 May 2015by GMFH Editing Team
The video also provides information about the latest research into the benefits of microbiota transplants for some conditions that affect the bacteria in our gut.
Professor Knight has recently published the book Follow your gut, that talks humorously about the important impact of bacteria in the human body. We will soon give you more details of this new publication edited by TED Books.
New Partners for the ESNM’s Gut Microbiota & Health Section: Prof. Julián PANÉS of ECCO
1 Apr 2015by GMFH Editing Team
The 4th Gut Microbiota for Health Wold Summit was held in Barcelona, March 14th & 15th, 2015. We had the opportunity to interview Prof. Julián PANÉS, President-elect of the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO), one of the new partners of the ESNM's Gut Microbiota & Health Section in the organization of the Gut Summit.
New Partners for the ESNM’s Gut Microbiota & Health Section: Prof. Gary D. Wu of AGA
1 Apr 2015by GMFH Editing Team
In this video Prof. Gary D. Wu explains why the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) decided to join the Gut Summit and what is the goal of the cooperation between AGA, the ESNM and the other partner medical societies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeQb59uCH8k More
A video to introduce the bacterial communities that live inside the human body
17 Feb 2015by GMFH Editing Team
TED Ed Lessons Worth Sharing presents “You are your microbes”, an animated movie where the researchers Jessica Green and Karen Guillemin show, in an easy way, that the human body harbors a huge quantity of bacteria organized in communities.
Meet Your Microbiome is a webseminar proposed by the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation. In this online education presentation, Dr. Richard Fedorak from the University of Alberta discusses the links between the microbiome, health and disease.
Microbiome and Health: special edition of the San Francisco Medical Society Magazine
24 Sep 2014by GMFH Editing Team
The September 2014 issue of the San Francisco Medical Society Magazine is dedicated to The Microbiome and Health, and features 13 articles. Notable contributors include Elisabeth Bik, Erica Goode and Karen Blum. Authors developed topics regarding the latest discoveries about