A recent review by Dr. Stacey Lockyer from the British Nutrition Foundation in London (United Kingdom) and Dr. Anne Nugent from the University College Dublin in Dublin (Ireland) summarises reported health effects of RS and explores the potential mechanisms of action that underpin them.
The magnitude of gut microbiota responses to diet interventions may vary among individuals
18 Jan 2017by Andreu Prados
A recent study has found that the magnitude of gut microbiota responses to diet vary among individuals.
Gut microbiota contributes to weight regain in mice after obesity and weight loss
9 Jan 2017by Kristina Campbell
Individuals may experience recurrent weight gain and re-emergence of metabolic complications, a phenomenon sometimes called the "yo-yo effect". But growing evidence of the role of gut microbiota in obesity and metabolic health may bring the potential to address this problem in new ways.
A recent study, led by Rob Knight from the Department of Paediatrics at the University of California San Diego in California (USA), has found that migraine sufferers have higher levels of oral bacteria involved in processing nitrates, which could make them more sensitive to certain foods that may act as migraine triggers.
Sleep loss may impact the gut microbiota in healthy, young normal-weight individuals
9 Dec 2016by Andreu Prados
A recent study, led by Dr. Jonathan Cedernaes from the Department of Neuroscience at Uppsala University (Sweden), has found that short-term sleep loss may induce subtle changes in the human gut microbiota.
New insights into how Akkermansia muciniphila improves metabolic health, leading to first human safety trial
5 Dec 2016by Kristina Campbell
Previous studies have identified Akkermansia muciniphila as an important bacterium in metabolic health—able to prevent the development of obesity in animal models. Until now, however, its mechanisms were unclear and its effects had never been tested in humans.
Mouse behaviour and gut microbiota development are regulated by omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in both adolescence and adulthood
23 Nov 2016by Andreu Prados
A recent study, led by Dr. Catherine Stanton from the Teagasc Moorepark Food Research Centre and APC Microbiome Institute from the University College Cork in Cork (Ireland), has found that neurobehavioural changes induced by altering n-3 PUFA status are closely linked to alterations in gut microbiota composition and inflammation in mice.
The role of gut microbiota composition and microbial metabolites in fat partitioning and carbohydrate metabolism in youth
14 Nov 2016by Andreu Prados
Now a recent study, led by Dr. Nicola Santoro from the Department of Paediatrics at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut (USA), has found that the gut microbiota of obese youth may drive a higher accumulation of energy than that of lean adolescents through an elevated production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and a higher capability to oxidize carbohydrates.
Report from Mucosal Immunology Course and Symposium in Toronto, Canada
23 Sep 2016by Heather Galipeau
The inaugural Mucosal Immunology Course and Symposium were held in Toronto (Canada) July 27-30, 2016, with specific focus on the microbiota and mucosal immunity in health and disease.
Gregor Reid on the impact of a grassroots system of probiotic food production in Africa
10 Aug 2016by Andreu Prados
Gregor Reid is Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Surgery at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario (Canada), as well as the Director of the Canadian Research and Development Centre for Probiotics, and Assistant Director of the Lawson Health Research Institute.