Gastroenterology

New approach illuminates gut bacteria in living mice

The imaging approach can provide insights into the relationship between mice and their microbiota. It can also offer a glimpse of the cell wall turnover of gut bacteria in living…

Analysis of gut microbiota may predict disease severity in Chron’s patients

A recent study suggests that SCFA production is associated with a restoration of intestinal homeostasis and sustained remission in CD patients.

Some gut microbes can suppress binge-eating of sweet foods

The findings of a new research suggest that the gut microbiota can influence binge-eating of sweet foods.

Japanese gut metagenomes show microbial features associated with diet and disease

The findings of a japanese research suggest that several viruses are linked to specific populations and diseases.

Gut microbes may mediate beneficial effects of low-carb diet on irritable bowel syndrome

Researchers have found that a diet low in fermentable carbohydrates can alter the human microbiota in ways that influence the expression of genes involved in inflammation and intestinal integrity.

A closer look at the microbiota of the small intestine

A recent study confirms that ileum and colon have a distinct microbiota: unlike the bacterial composition of the colon, the ileum is subject to frequent fluctuations.

Gut bacteria influence response to cocaine in mice

The findings of a new research may help to inform therapies to modulate brain circuits that are involved in substance use disorders.

COVID-19 may disrupt gut microbiota to increase risk for other infections

Microbiota alterations in COVID-19 patients appeared to be associated with secondary infections of the blood by gut bacteria: four cases of positive blood cultures of Staphylococcus species were identified.

DNA-damaging microbial metabolites found in people with inflammatory bowel disease

The findings of a recent study suggest that DNA damage-inducing microbial metabolites such as indolimines play a role in the development of colorectal cancer.

Some gut bacteria may trigger autoimmunity in rheumatoid arthritis

The findings of a recent study suggest that a specific strain of Subdoligranulum can drive the production of autoantibodies in rheumatoid arthritis.

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