Archives des Bifidobacteria

The first 1,000 days of life: the prominence of bifidobacteria for infants’ gut microbiota development and later health outcomes

4 Mar 2022

by Konstantina Zafeiropoulou

The first 2-3 years of life are crucial for shaping childhood health. Amid others, the importance of early-life gut microbiota in infant’s development and later human health has been long speculated. In particular, bifidobacteria are playing an essential role in infant’s gut microbiota and immune system maturation that supports its probiotic use in that age span.

Is it time to consider next-generation beneficial microbes for tackling obesity?

15 Feb 2021

by Andreu Prados

Is it time to consider next-generation beneficial microbes for tackling obesity? APC Microbiome Ireland researchers identify Bifidobacterium longum APC1472 as a promising candidate

Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum attenuates obesity-related behavioral changes in mice

14 Jan 2019

by Yolanda Sanz

Alterations in the crosstalk between the gastrointestinal tract and the nervous system could play a role in the global obesity pandemic. New findings shed light on the role of the probiotic Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum CECT 7765 in restoring behavioral changes found in diet-induced obesity in mice.

The most significant achievements in gut microbiome science in 2018

27 Dec 2018

by GMFH Editing Team

GMFH continue to cover the important progress made in our knowledge of the gut microbiota's impact on wellbeing and disease.

Certain types of fiber may be more beneficial for the gut microbiome than others

15 Oct 2018

by Andreu Prados

A new systematic review and meta-analysis concludes that some types of fiber benefit the gut microbiota more than others.

Nutrition workshop report from GMFH World Summit 2018 now available

29 Jun 2018

by GMFH Editing Team

The workshop, called ‘Gut microbiota targets in nutrition’, which was addressed to experts and healthcare practitioners specializing in nutrition and gastrointestinal disorders.

A synbiotic mixture may have an impact on healthy young children’s gut microbiota

3 May 2018

by GMFH Editing Team

A new randomized, double-blind and controlled multicenter clinical study has found that a synbiotic formula supplemented with short-chain galacto-oligosaccharides/long-chain fructo-oligosaccharides and Bifidobacterium breve M-16V may modulate healthy toddlers’ gut microbiota by increasing levels of Bifidobacterium.

A synbiotic intervention in c-section-born infants may help emulate the gut environment observed in vaginally-delivered infants

3 Apr 2018

by GMFH Editing Team

A new study has found that supplementation with galacto- and fructo-oligosaccharides and Bifidobacterium breve M-16V in c-section-delivered infants helps emulate the gut physiological environment observed in vaginally-born infants.

A brief overview of the mechanisms of action by which traditional and next-generation probiotics affect host health

19 Jan 2018

by Patrice D. Cani

According to the 2014 International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) expert consensus document on the definition of probiotic, some mechanisms seem to be rare among different strains, but others are widespread among strains of the same species.

Rome to host 7th edition of Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit

4 Dec 2017

by GMFH Editing Team

A scientific committee chaired has taken care to put together a program that covers the most relevant issues in the field today.