Introduction to the 2nd GMFH World Summit 2013

The 10th Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit took place on March 12th and 13th 2022, focusing on the role of gut microbiome-related interventions as part of individualized nutrition and medicine. This post highlights the major learnings from the conference and how they might impact clinical practice in the foreseeable future.

The involvement of the gut microbiota in diverticulitis is gaining interest. This article explores what we know so far about the role of the gut microbiota in diverticulitis and discusses two recent clinical trials on the role of probiotics in managing acute uncomplicated diverticulitis.

Alterations in the gut microbiome in early life have been associated with increased risk of inflammatory bowel diseases. New findings in mice have found a keystone Bacteroides strain that reduces colitis risk when engrafted during early life in a gut microbiome disrupted by antibiotics.