A new research study published in Nature Communications and led by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) reveals that people with multiple sclerosis have different patterns of gut microorganisms.
An interview with Omry Koren: “Changes in the microbiota are key to a healthy pregnancy”
24 Aug 2016by GMFH Editing Team
Researcher Omry Koren, from Bar Ilan University, in Israel, studies what happens to microbiota along gestation and whether it can be positively impacted with the use of prebiotics and probiotics in order to prevent any complications.
Learning what happens between a probiotic input and a health output
10 Aug 2016by Kristina Campbell
According to a recently published systematic review by Kristensen and colleagues in Genome Medicine, probiotics have the ability to change fecal microbiota composition.
Connecting the Dots between Digestion and Emotion: Book Review of Emeran Mayer’s The Mind-Gut Connection
3 Aug 2016by Kristina Campbell
In his new book, The Mind-Gut Connection, gastroenterologist and University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) professor of medicine Dr. Emeran Mayer explain the different ways the gut and the brain communicate.
Scientists are beginning to understand that our human genes can’t take credit for every adaptation that has occurred throughout history.
Two studies publish recently in the journal Science conclude a person’s diet, lifestyle and medication intake have profound effects on the gut microbiota.
An interview with José Clemente: “Early life changes in microbiota as a result of C-Section may be responsible for diseases in children later on”
22 Jun 2016by GMFH Editing Team
During the 5th Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit 2016 José Clemente, assistant professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, talk about the importance of gut microbiota at early life.
According to a new study published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, genes also influence the community of microorganisms that live in the gut: they play a role in what type and amount of bacteria we have in our intestine.
Gut Microbiota for Health recognised as "ConSalud Initiative of the Year".
Interview with Borja Sánchez: “It is important to know what a microbiota transplant from another person can do to us in the long term”
19 May 2016by Cristina Sáez
A study carried out by researchers from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and published in Scientific Reports shows a new technique that allows us to separate most of the gut microbiota from other faecal matter.