This video, produced by AsapSCIENCE, a YouTube channel specializing in bringing science to all types of audiences, shows the existing link between the enteric nervous system, gut microbiota and the brain.
Elena Verdú: “It is very important to have a medical diagnosis before starting any restrictive diet”
19 Jul 2017by GMFH Editing Team
During her participation in the Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit in Paris, Elena Verdú, researcher and Associate Professor at McMaster University (Canada), warned about the consequences of restrictive diets and their impact on health.
The main researchers behind those successful and ambitious projects attended the Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit held in Paris, in March 2017, where we could interview them.
Gut microbiota and personalized nutrition. An interview with Niv Zmora
22 Jun 2017by GMFH Editing Team
We have all experienced the following and frustrating situation: we need to lose some weight or control our pre-diabetes or a high blood pressure, but although we go on a diet prescribed by our family doctor and stick to it rigorously, it does not work.
The potential role of gut microbiota at birth in programming future health
15 Jun 2017by GMFH Editing Team
Recent research has shed light on the importance of gut microbiota both during pregnancy and early life. Despite recent research that shows the placenta is not sterile, as previously thought, gut microbiota colonization in the first days and weeks after birth appears to have enormous significance for post-natal life.
Will we one day go to the supermarket and buy a ‘happy’ probiotic? An interview with Premsyl Bercik
17 May 2017by GMFH Editing Team
Recent studies in this fascinating field have shown the 100 trillion microorganisms inhabiting our body may rule our mood and even mental health, depending on gut microbiota balance.
Interview with Francisco Guarner and Gail Hecht: “How gut microbiota discoveries can impact our health”
16 Nov 2016by GMFH Editing Team
During the 5th Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit 2016, held in Miami, we had the opportunity to talk to Francisco Guarner.
An interview with Bernd Schnabl: “Chronic alcohol alters gut microbiota and can lead to bacterial overgrowth”
3 Oct 2016by GMFH Editing Team
Bernd Schnabl is an Associate Professor in Gastroenterology at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, where he investigates precisely the pathogenesis of chronic liver disease. He attended the 5th Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit 2016.
An interview with Philippe Marteau: “Some probiotics can be used like drugs for medical indications”
8 Sep 2016by GMFH Editing Team
According to scientific research, probiotics may restore the composition of the gut microbiota and introduce beneficial functions to gut microbial communities. In fact, some probiotics can be used like drugs to treat some conditions and there is good evidence of their efficacy for diarrhoea associated to antibiotic intake or gastroenteritis diarrhoea.
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.
