by Cristina Sáez
In this interview, Dr. Núria Malats from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) shares promising advances regarding the relationship between gut microbiota and pancreatic cancer, unveiling exciting possibilities for early detection and personalized treatment.
by Joël Doré, Andreu Prados
The gut microbiome has been involved in reducing adiposity in patients with obesity after gastric bypass. New research suggests that food intake, tryptophan metabolism, and gut microbiota composition can explain the glycemic improvement observed in patients after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
by Andreu Prados, Kate Scarlata
Food is considered the main trigger of digestive symptoms in the vast majority of patients living with IBS. While finding foods that do not prompt gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms has been a challenge for many people with IBS, restrictive diets can come with potential risks. Learn more about diets with evidence in IBS.
by Heather Galipeau, Mark Wulczynski
Celiac disease is a chronic immune-mediated enteropathy that may be unleashed by enteric viral infections. However, new findings in mice identified a commensal protist, Tritrichomonas arnold, that protects against reovirus-induced intolerance to gluten by counteracting virus-induced proinflammatory dendritic cell activation.
by Andreu Prados, Rene van den Wijngaard
NeuroGASTRO 2023, the leading meeting in Europe held by ESNM on the latest developments in neurogastroenterology, digestive motility, and disorders of gut-brain interaction, took place from August 31st to September 2nd, 2023. Find out more about the main takeaways from the role of fecal microbiota transplants, microbial consortia and probiotics in disorders of gut-brain interaction picked up by GMFH editors (Part 2).
Mónica Quinzo is a biomedical researcher working on her PhD about gut parasitic nematodes and vaccine research at the National Center of Microbiology in Madrid. She holds a bachelor’s in Biochemistry and a master’s in Immunology. She is passionate about the role of the gut microbiome in the modulation of host immunity in health and disease. She is really concerned about the importance of empowering people through scientific communication to enable conscious and healthier decisions. Follow Mónica on twitter: @MonicaQuinzoby Mónica Quinzo
Anorexia nervosa is a common eating disorder in adolescent women, which has no successful treatment. New findings in humans and mice have found new links between an altered gut microbiota, appetite, and regulation of body weight in anorexia nervosa.
Osteomicrobiology reveals a promising link between gut microbiota and osteoporosis prevention. New research highlights microbial strains influencing bone density, paving the way for targeted therapies. Further investigations will clarify this gut-bone axis and its potential in skeletal health.
by GMFH Editing Team
The 12th Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit will take place on March 23 and 24, 2024 in Washington D.C., USA, and remotely via livestream. Discover the scientific program and workshop sessions, which will focus on manipulations of human gut microbiome in health and disease.
by Cristina Sáez
An international team of scientists has studied diaper samples of nearly 650 healthy 1-year-old babies for 5 years and has discovered 10,000 species of viruses, most of them unknown until now. Far from causing children to be sick, those viruses are thought to be true allies, playing an important role in protecting us from chronic diseases.
