Have a look at this “2017 Year at a glance” report and learn more about the year’s key findings.
The Human Microbiome Project has provided an updated metagenomic profile of the human microbiome
30 Oct 2017by Andreu Prados
A new study has provided an updated body-wide metagenomics profile of the human microbiome.
The contributions of gut microbiota and probiotics to gut motility and constipation
27 Jul 2017by Andreu Prados
A recent study explored the extent to which transit time could affect gut microbiota composition and metabolism, using a multi-compartmental in vitro continuous culture system simulating the physiological conditions of the proximal, transversal, and distal parts of the colon.
New GMFH “best of” document on gut microbiota & short-chain fatty acids
9 Mar 2017by GMFH Editing Team
How do the gut microbiota exert their effects in the intestinal tract and throughout the rest of the body?
Inflammatory bowel disease: gut microbiota-derived metabolites reflect inflammation
29 Jul 2015by GMFH Editing Team
Differences in the composition of gut microbiota in health and disease are providing new ways of deciphering mechanisms of digestive diseases, e.g. inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Another way of exploring the role of gut microbiota in health and disease is to monitor the generated metabolites.
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.
In a study just published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, researchers from the French National Research Institute (INSERM – Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale) and the University of Rouen claimed to have discovered some bacteria in the gut that may interfere with the way the body regulates effectively appetite, at least in rodents.
Artificial sweeteners may promote diabetes, a new controversial study claims
7 Oct 2014by GMFH Editing Team
We are more bacteria than we are human: for every cell in our body, we host no fewer than ten microbes, most of them in our gut (our gut microbiota or gut flora). Just recently, scientists have only begun to
Over the last few years, scientists have found that the microbes hosted in the digestive tract (the gut microbiota or gut flora) perform key functions for health. Digestion, immunity and even mental health are extremely dependent on tasks carried out
Come and meet your bacterial superheroes! A video series to understand gut microbiota
5 Aug 2014by GMFH Editing Team
“It’s IN you, it’s ON you. It’s YOU!” This is the wordplay used to introduce a new four-part video series about human gut microbiota that’s just been released by the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation. This animation project pursues the goal
