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Teams of scientists from around the world envisage new solutions and methods for treating and preventing different kinds of allergic diseases, thanks to our gut microbiota and its preventive role.

Postbiotics and next-generation probiotics are emerging strategies to promote health and manage disease through targeting the human microbiome in a specific way. This article updates what is known in the field and how next-generation probiotics and postbiotics might impact on clinical practice in the foreseeable future.

Just as many emotions—fear, anxiety, love—are felt in the gut, your microbes can also influence your brain and emotions. Taking care of your gut may help prevent some mental illnesses.

Fermented foods, such as yogurt, kefir, kimchi and kombucha, have gained increasing popularity on the market shelves and consumers’ basket. Scientists at Stanford University elucidate how fermented foods may alter gut microbiota profile and reduce inflammatory markers.