Giorgia Guglielmi

Gut microbes may help to regulate cholesterol levels

The findings of a new study suggest that Bacteroides can metabolize cholesterol, thus helping to regulate its levels in the blood.

COVID-19 may alter lung microbiota and reduce immunity, facilitating secondary infections

COVID-19 alters the local immunity of the lung in ways that weaken the body’s antimicrobial defense and facilitate the development of secondary infections.

Phage therapy eases inflammatory bowel disease in mice

The findings of a recent study suggest that phages can be used to treat IBD and other diseases associated with gut microbes.

Engineered microbiota may be used for drug delivery

The findings of a recent study suggest that engineered native gut bacteria could be employed to help treat certain diseases such as diabetes.

Some artificial sweeteners may alter the microbiota, affect blood glucose control

A recent study suggests that the microbiome changes in response to human consumption of non-nutritive sweetener may induce glycemic changes in consumers in a personalized manner.

Babies acquire multi-drug-resistant bacteria within hours of birth

Antimicrobial resistant bacteria are present in newborns after just a few hours of life and they help to understand the routes of transmission of antibiotic-resistance genes.

Microbial signature may predict a person’s response to statins

The findings of a new research suggest that different responses to statins can be explained by the variation in the human microbiota.

How some gut microbes worsen chronic pain

The findings of a new research illuminate the link between IBS and gut bacteria, and suggest that histamine is a good target for therapies against the condition.

Older siblings may influence a child’s microbiota

The findings of a new research suggest that during the early maturation, the microbiota would be more likely to be influenced by other microbiotas on a not-too-distant level of maturity.

Gut microbes may regulate host physiology by metabolizing vitamin A

The results of a new research done in mice suggest that gut bacteria can regulate host physiology by metabolizing vitamin A.

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