The official summit report is now available!The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), the European Society for Neurogastroenterology & Motility (ESNM), the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN), the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO), and the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) have teamed up, with the support of Danone, and have nominated a joint scientific committee to set up the event.
Gut Microbiota Research & Practice is a section dedicated to promoting knowledge-sharing and debate among researchers, scientists and healthcare professionals. You will find a selection of discussions about articles from scientific literature as well as other content including interviews with experts, event reports, and special publications.
Microglia are important immune system cells in the brain that can destroy target cells. They are important for proper brain development and associated with neuropsychiatric or neurological disorders in humans.
Time-restricted feeding can protect against metabolic effects of diet-induced obesity
28 Jun 2015by Kristina Campbell
Amir Zarrinpar (MD, PhD) is a gastroenterologist with UC San Diego Health, and a researcher at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease: Insights from the Latest Research in Mexico City
26 Jun 2015by Miguel Angel Valdovinos
The 4th International Symposium on Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease was a success this year, with 946 attendees - more than a third higher than last year.
Guillaume Sarrabayrouse, on how Faecalibacterium prausnitzii induces cells that control colonic inflammation
25 Jun 2015by Kristina Campbell
Guillaume Sarrabayrouse achieved his PhD in immunology at the Claudius Regaud Institute of Cancer Research in Toulouse, France.
Ecobiotherapy: Using microbial ecosystems for a therapeutic purpose
25 Jun 2015by Kristina Campbell
In a recent paper, researchers from Canada have coined the term 'ecobiotherapy' to refer to "the use of microbial ecosystems for a therapeutic purpose.
Report from the 4th International Symposium on Human Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease in Mexico City
25 Jun 2015by Elena Verdú
This was the 4th symposium held in Mexico on the role of the intestinal microbiota in health and disease.
90% of the human body's serotonin (also known as 5-hydroxytryptamine, or 5-HT) is produced by enterochromaffin (EC) cells in the gut and is used for enteric functions.
Here is a Storify selection of the best tweets gathered by Julien Tap who attended the recent EMBL Conference: The Human Microbiome, in Heidelberg, Germany, on June 10-12, 2015. ---- [View the story "EMBL Human Microbiome 2015" on Storify]
What can the microbiota of pediatric IBD patients reveal about inflammation?
12 Jun 2015by Paul Enck
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) involves aspects of both the host and the microbiota. Previous research in adults shows that IBD is associated with microbiota differences, but little is known about this association in pediatric patients.
