Gastroenterology

Finding ‘missing’ human gut microbes in the Amazon: a new frontier for future probiotics

At the upcoming 13th edition of the Probiotics, Prebiotics, and New Food Congress in Rome, Professor Emma Allen-Vercoe, PhD from the University of Guelph (Canada), will present groundbreaking research on…

Synthetic microbial communities may help to fight C. difficile infection

Nutrient competition is the main mechanism of C. difficile inhibition, hinting at the potential for targeted therapies with probiotics instead of traditional FMT.

New tools reveal insights into Bifidobacterium’s role in gut health

Researchers have developed new tools to better understand the role of Bifidobacterium breve, revealing its competitive growth strategies and potential for supporting the immune system.

Delayed gut microbiota maturation in cystic fibrosis may contribute to health issues

Delayed microbiota maturation in infants with cystic fibrosis could contribute to disease complications, highlighting potential therapeutic targets.

How exercise boosts gut health, helping prevent chronic diseases

Understanding the complex interactions between exercise, diet and gut health can help to develop approaches to influence the gut microbiota, boost immunity and prevent or manage gastrointestinal diseases.

Engineered viruses target gut bacteria to deliver drugs for inflammation and obesity

Phages could be used as a drug delivery system for conditions such as inflammation and obesity.

Microbiota-derived molecule boosts effectiveness of Crohn’s disease treatment

L-ornithine can be an additional therapy to boost the efficacy of ustekinumab in people with Crohn’s disease.

Inflammatory bowel disease can be diagnosed through microbiome analysis in a non-invasive way

Reproducible biomarkers produced by several bacteria show potential as a non-invasive tool for IBD diagnosis, discriminating ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease patients from healthy individuals.

InnoGI Technologies: advancing gut microbiome research with mucus-enhanced models

Maitrayee Chatterjee, Ph.D., Project Manager and Senior Scientist at InnoGI Technologies, discusses their innovative and non-invasive platform to mimic both the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, offering precise and standardized…

Gut microbes linked to inflammatory bowel diseases worsen colitis in mice

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are long-term conditions involving gut inflammation caused by an excessive immune response. Now, a study done in mice found…

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