The Human Microbiome Project has provided an updated metagenomic profile of the human microbiome
30 Oct 2017by Andreu Prados
A new study has provided an updated body-wide metagenomics profile of the human microbiome.
by Andreu Prados
A new study has provided an updated body-wide metagenomics profile of the human microbiome.
by Kristina Campbell
A new research project carried out by scientists in Alabama and Ohio (USA) concludes that diet may be a critical factor in gut microbiota dysbiosis.
by Andreu Prados
A new study has found that specific gut bacteria from multiple sclerosis patients regulate immune responses and exacerbate MS-like symptoms in mice.
by Andreu Prados
A recent study has found that a particular gut microbe modulates immune response to influenza infection in mice through breaking down flavonoids naturally found in vegetal foods.
by Paul Enck
A new community-based, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial has found that a synbiotic consisting of a strain of Lactobacillus plantarum and fructooligosaccharide may be effective in preventing sepsis in rural Indian newborns.
by Kristina Campbell
Researchers at McMaster University (Canada) discover that antibiotics considerably alter our gut microbiota, affecting both the brain and behavior.
by Kristina Campbell
A new study by a group of scientists from Danone Nutricia Research (the Netherlands), the Laboratory of Microbiology at Wageningen University (the Netherlands), and the Department of Medicine at Imperial College London (United Kingdom) explored how the gut microbiota tracks eczema development in early life—and also whether gut microbiota composition was modulated by a prebiotic early-life dietary intervention.
When UK researcher Glenn R. Gibson introduced the concept of prebiotics to the scientific community in 1995 it was clear to him that the gut microbiota had the potential to play a major role in health.
This year, an international panel of 12 scientists met to publish the consensus reached on the definition of prebiotic, stating that it is any compound that improves health through the way it is metabolized by microorganisms.
by Andreu Prados
A recent study has shown that CF and its antibiotic IV treatment are associated with different gut microbiota composition.