A new study has confirmed that certain oral bacteria can travel to the intestine and alter the balance of the gut microbiota, leading to the development of chronic intestinal diseases.
A new review covers current scientific evidence for weight manipulation through targeting the gut microbiota
8 Jan 2018by Paul Enck
A new meta-analysis of 53 randomized controlled trials has concluded that further and better studies are needed for supporting the use of probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, and antibiotics for weight manipulation.
C-section might increase the risk for obesity through the gut microbiota
29 Nov 2017by Cristina Sáez
Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello, associate professor in the Department of Medicine of the New York University School of Medicine (NYU), has discovered that cesarean delivery can increase the risk of obesity via the gut microbiota.
Antibiotic-induced maternal dysbiosis in rats increases inflammatory bowel disease risk in genetically susceptible offspring
2 Oct 2017by Andreu Prados
A new rodent study has found that antibiotics taken in pregnancy may lead to gut dysbiosis, immune dysfunction and increased IBD risk in genetically susceptible rat offspring.
Study shows “just in case” antibiotics in late pregnancy may have health consequences for offspring
13 Sep 2017by Kristina Campbell
Researchers at the UChicago Medicine have found that antibiotics given to mothers just before and after giving birth resulted in gut microbiota dysbiosis and immune system changes.
Gut Microbiota Clinical Minute: Can probiotics prevent Clostridium difficile infection?
3 Jul 2017by Kristina Campbell
In the new Gut Microbiota for Health “Clinical Minute” series, we get a scientific expert’s take on gut-microbiota-related questions to healthcare professionals.
A group of scientists and experts are starting to investigate a tool that might solve a tricky problem, using probiotic consumption as a preventive measure against the common cold.
Gut microbiota may be involved in the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis
23 Feb 2017by Andreu Prados
A recent review, led by Dr. Hai Lu from the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University in Guangzhou (China), discusses the existing evidence for the role of gut microbiota in ankylosing spondylitis.
Group investigates the value of probiotics in reducing inappropriate antibiotic use
6 Feb 2017by Kristina Campbell
Widespread antibiotic misuse has also contributed to the problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a serious public health threat that continues to grow.
Most mucosal surfaces of the human body contain an extremely complex ecosystem of microbial organisms. These resident microbes exist in a delicate balance with each other and the human host that is dictated by the specific local environmental factors of each host body site. In health, the many different species that make up the microbiota exist in homeostasis with the host immune system. A dysbiosis of the microbiota shifts the community, which may lead to disease.