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Dietary fiber and gastric cancer: pooled international data support a dose-dependent protective effect

Giulia Collattuzzo, University of Bologna, presents study findings showing an independent protective association between dietary fiber and gastric cancer risk, with consistent effects across sex, tumor location, and histological subtype.

IBS Days 2026: Bologna to host the European launch of the new Rome V criteria

The fifth edition of IBS Days, a congress entirely dedicated to Irritable Bowel Syndrome, will take place in Bologna, Italy, from June 15 to 17, 2026.

Postbiotics as a new frontier in healthcare: from gut barrier function to cancer immunotherapy

Giuseppe Penna, from Humanitas University (Italy), presents the development of a novel postbiotic obtained from a single bacterial strain through an innovative fermentation process.

Targeting the gut microbiota in IBD: from diet and probiotics to fecal microbiota transplantation

Giovanni Marasco, University of Bologna, discusses the growing evidence that links gut microbiota dysbiosis to the pathophysiology, clinical prognosis, disease progression, and treatment response of patients with IBD.

The food matrix: understanding how foods influence health beyond single nutrients

Ivana Gandolfi, International Diary Federation, describes the emerging concept of the food matrix.

Gut microbiome, diet and cardiometabolic health: why large-scale data matter

Francesco Asnicar, University of Trento (Italy), explores the role of the human gut microbiome in cardiometabolic health and diet, focusing on microbial species linked to metabolic and dietary markers.

Probiotics in focus: key clinical and translational papers shaping the field

Francisco Guarner Aguilar reviewed some of the most significant probiotic-related papers published in recent years, spanning basic research, clinical trials, and population-based studies.

Finding missing human gut microbes in the Amazon: culturing the Yanomami microbiome for future probiotics

Emma Allen-Vercoe, from University of Guelph (Canada) focuses on the gut microbiome of the Yanomami, whose exceptionally strong cardiometabolic health has attracted growing scientific interest.

From dysbiosis to long-term outcomes: Flavia Indrio wraps up PPPP 2026

Prof. Flavia Indrio reflects on the main take-home messages from the congress, which brought together 32 leading international experts in microbiota research, allergy, nutrition, gut-brain axis and lung disease.

When microbiomes turn risky: a one health view of infective competence

Paul Wilmes, University of Luxembourg, explores the concept of infective competence within a One Health framework.

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