by Patrice D. Cani
According to the 2014 International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) expert consensus document on the definition of probiotic, some mechanisms seem to be rare among different strains, but others are widespread among strains of the same species.
by GMFH Editing Team
Recent research has shed light on the importance of gut microbiota both during pregnancy and early life. Despite recent research that shows the placenta is not sterile, as previously thought, gut microbiota colonization in the first days and weeks after birth appears to have enormous significance for post-natal life.
by Andreu Prados
In a recent study, led by Dr. Matteo Serino from the Institut Nacional de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INASERM) in Toulouse (France), has found that transfer of a dysbiotic microbiota had the capacity to induce metabolic effects that appear beneficial.
by Andreu Prados
The MoBioFood (Molecular Bioactivity of Foods) Research Group from the Biochemistry and Biotechnology Department at the Rovira i Virgili University in Tarragona (Spain) focuses on the interaction of flavonoids with the enteroendocrine system, and the role of these compounds in maintaining intestinal barrier integrity and/or inducing anti-inflammatory effects in the gastrointestinal tract.
In the past decades, some studies have shed light on the importance of diet in reducing the risk of cancer.
by Cristina Sáez
Nevertheless, science is now backing this up – for example, just recently Dr. Gary Wu, of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, completed a study that supports this idea.
by GMFH Editing Team
In a study of almost 1000 participants, the results of which were published in November in Cell, scientists found that each person metabolises food very differently and that our gut microbiota has some say in this huge variability between individuals.
