Gut Summit 2013: impressions from the third day

We have known for a while that obesity has a microbial component. Now, a team of scientists led by Patrice D. Cani reports a novel bacterium isolated from the human gut that counteracts diet-induced obesity, inflammation and glucose dysregulation in mice.

The gut microbiome is a potential target of interest for scientists in managing obesity and related metabolic diseases. Scientists have isolated a new-bacterium highly prevalent in the human gut and showing benefits for host metabolism.

The gut microbiota has emerged as a potential target in managing stroke. New observational findings in Chinese patients with acute ischemic stroke found reduced short-chain fatty acid levels are associated with an increased risk of 90-day poor functional outcomes.