Paul Cotter and his team at the University of Cork (Ireland) are studying athletes for the impact of sports activities of varying intensity on the gut microbiota and the derived and human metabolites composition.
Caveats and clinical implications in the connection between the duodenal microbiome, diet and functional gastrointestinal symptoms
5 Aug 2019by GMFH Editing Team
The assessment of SIBO through traditional methods doesn’t always allow diagnosing individuals with functional gastrointestinal symptoms. Scientists argue that it may be time to focus high-throughput molecular approaches for studying the small intestinal microbiome.
Diet, antibiotics and geography can influence the microbial make-up of the gut.
27 Jun 2019by Andreu Prados
An interview with Dr. Rob Knight, founding Director of the Center for Microbiome Innovation at the University of California San Diego, on the occasion of World Microbiome Day 2019, discussing how microbes could help mitigate the rise in antibiotic resistance.
Have a look at our infographic to learn how a dysfunctional intestinal barrier may play a role in the development of gastrointestinal diseases.
Scientists from University College Cork review the composition and physiological relevance of human gut bacteriophages
7 Mar 2019by GMFH Editing Team
Only recently have reproducible protocols for analyzing fecal phages emerged. A new review from University College Cork’s scientists explores the composition and relevance for health of the wide community of bacterial viruses colonizing our gastrointestinal tract.
A large metagenomics project expands human microbial diversity and abundance
4 Feb 2019by Andreu Prados
Resistant starch is a highly fermentable fiber, although it’s considered an insoluble fiber. What is more interesting is the fact that the food source of resistant starch matters, as scientists show not all foods that are high in resistant starch drive identical changes in the gut microbiota functional diversity.
This article has been coauthored by Marina Pérez-Gordo, Cristobalina Mayorga and Mariona Pascal. Allergic diseases include heterogenous inflammatory pathologies such as respiratory, cutaneous and food allergies. They are characterized by an immunological response with T lymphocytes as the main effector
In 2018, the Gut Microbiota for Health (GMFH) digital community has reached an audience that includes scientists, healthcare professionals, and the general public, with 60,000 visits every month from all over the world. These changes reflect an increased awareness of
The year 2018 is ending with major progress in gut microbiota research: do you want to know which are the 10 most popular articles of 2018 in Gut Microbiota for Health’s News Watch section?
Two new studies show gut microbiome variance is related to immigration to the US and departure from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle
17 Dec 2018by Andreu Prados
Rural indigenous populations are nowadays used as a model for studying the current rise in chronic non-communicable diseases, especially obesity. This is down to the previous observation that these populations have the richest and most diverse microbiota ever recorded in