by Andreu Prados
A recent study, led by Dr. Tine Rask Licht, head of the Research Group for Microbiology and Immunology from the National Food Institute at Technical University of Denmark, found that the development and establishment of the infant gut microbiota at 9 months of age is primarily driven by the transition to family foods, independently of maternal obesity.
Over the last decade, the proportion of the developed world’s population over the age of 65 years has increased by more than 10%.
by Andreu Prados
A recent study, published by the microbial ecologist Dr. Andres Gomez, a staff scientist at the J. Craig Venter Institute, studied diet and environmental factors in traditional populations and how they were associated with gut microbiome composition.
by Andreu Prados
Childhood undernutrition affects millions of children worldwide and has long-term severe effects, which include stunted growth and impaired cognitive development, among others. A recent study, led by Dr. Jeffrey Gordon from the Centre for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (USA), found that gut bacteria could be considered a useful tool for ameliorating the harmful side effects of malnutrition in mice.
A recent review article, led by Dr Rajiv R. Ratan from the Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI) in New York, explores the provocative idea a high-fibre diet can prevent neurodegeneration in the brain by increasing butyrate in the colon.
by Andreu Prados
A recent review, led by Dr Nuria Salazar from the Institute of Dairy Products of Asturias (Spain), belonging to the Spanish National Research Council, summarizes the up-to-date scientific evidence regarding the role of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in host health and the impact of diet on their production.
by Andreu Prados
According to a recent study by Stanford University School of Medicine researchers, gut microbe deterioration from low-fibre diets may be inherited and irreversible over generations.
by Andreu Prados
The predominant genera in the human colonic microbiota are Bacteroides and Prevotella, which belong to the major phyla Bacteroidetes.
by Andreu Prados
Both weekend binges and chronic overconsumption of energy-rich food may lead to similar detrimental effects on gut microbiota, according to researchers from the University of New South Wales in Australia.
The latest revelation in human gut microbiome research is the gut bacterial profiles of fifteen tribal populations representing four geographic regions (Assam, Telangana, Manipur and Sikkim) from India.
