Video introduction to the work of the Gut Microbiota & Health Section of ESNM

Is it time to consider next-generation beneficial microbes for tackling obesity? APC Microbiome Ireland researchers identify Bifidobacterium longum APC1472 as a promising candidate

In 2020, we saw important scientific advances in our understanding of how the gut microbiome contributes to human health beyond the gastrointestinal milieu. Discover the year’s breakthroughs in this “2020 Year at a glance” report.

While for almost all of human evolution our food and water have contained large numbers of microorganisms, the industrialized human diet contains low microbial numbers. So are we ready to recommend a specific daily intake of microbes?