by Kristina Campbell
Many studies show that there is a link between patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gut microbiota, revealing alterations in the people with this condition.
by Kristina Campbell
During the Harvard Probiotics Symposium, Elaine Hsiao, researcher at University of California, Los Angeles (USA), showed the key points relating to serotonin and how molecule and cell activities link gut microbiota to the brain.
Scientists are investigating how ENS nerve cells communicate with brain neurons through the ‘gut-brain axis’.
The gut microbiome of individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a topic of growing scientific interest, as recent research has linked severe immunodeficiency in HIV infection with changes in both the bacterial and viral communities of the gut.
When Michael Gershon called the digestive system "the second brain" in his 1999 book, it was because scientists were beginning to realize that the gut and the brain in humans were engaged in constant conversation.
Over the last decade, the proportion of the developed world’s population over the age of 65 years has increased by more than 10%.
