Giorgia Guglielmi

Antibiotics alter the gut microbiota, raise risk of blood infections in preterm babies

The findings of a recent study may help to develop diagnostic or therapeutic approaches to reduce bacterial bloodstream infections in newborns.

Cocaine users have disrupted gut and oral microbiotas

Cocaine users have an altered gut and oral microbiota composition and function, which can be rescued by rTMS-induced cocaine abstinence.

Researchers associate microbial signatures with two types of precancerous gut lesions

By providing insights into how the gut microbiota influences cancer susceptibility, the findings may help to develop new therapies or dietary interventions.

Vaginal sex can change the urinary-tract microbiota of healthy men

The findings of a recent study suggest that vaginal bacteria can spread to the urinary tract of men and reshape the male urethral microbiota.

Lifestyle may influence how gut bacteria are shared between mothers and infants

The findings of a recent study suggest that lifestyle can influence how bacterial strains are shared between mothers and infants.

Gut microbes may be linked to bone loss during spaceflight

The findings of a recent study suggest that changes to the gut microbiotas in space may be associated with a loss of bone density.

Study reveals previously unknown viruses that populate the healthy infant gut

The findings of a recent study offer new insights into the diversity of the human virome and provide a resource that may help future research into the viruses that populate…

Healthy humans do not have a common blood microbiota

The findings suggest that microbes can occasionally enter the bloodstream from other body sites without causing disease, but they do not support the idea of a common blood microbiota.

Centenarians have a youthful gut microbiota that may help support longevity

The findings suggest that longevity is associated with a specific microbiota signature that may have positive effects on older adults’ health by counteracting senescence or chronic diseases that generally accompany…

A mother’s vaginal microbes don’t influence her baby’s gut microbiota

The findings of a recent study show that a mother’s vaginal microbiota does not affect infant gut microbiota composition and development.

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