by Mary Ellen Sanders
Scientists agree that having a gut microbiota that is in ‘good shape’ is a crucial component of individual health and well-being. Although exactly how ‘good shape’ is defined is not so clear, many experts recommend consuming more live dietary microbes through including fermented foods that retain live microbial components.
by Cristina Sáez
A balanced gut microbiota is crucial for mental health. Learn more about how gut bacteria affect our central nervous system, even in the earliest stages of life, and how some scientists are trying to find ways of targeting the gut microbiome to improve or treat symptoms of neurological diseases.
Can we determine how old someone is by analyzing their gut bacteria? New research shows how machine learning can use information from different human microbiomes to accurately and generally predict age.
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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
by 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.
Gut microbiota is the human body's most complex, diverse and numerous ecosystem of all, particularly in the caecum, where the density of microorganisms is the highest.
