Gastroenterology

How a vegetarian diet influences the gut microbiota

The intestinal microbiota of people who follow a diet rich in vegetables produce metabolites that have potentially positive effects on health.

How gut microbes can protect children from asthma

The modulation of the gut microbiota could play an important role in protecting children from asthma in the first year of life.

Engineered yeast can treat deadly gut infection in mice

Researchers have engineered yeast to produce and deliver antibodies that neutralize the two bacterial toxins that cause tissue damage.

Sugar-rich diets can disrupt the gut microbiota, increase the risk of colon inflammation

Diets high in fat and sugar cause colon inflammation by disrupting the gut microbiota. A study published in Science Translational Medicine claims.

How gut microbes could trigger celiac disease

A diet rich in tryptophan shifted the microbiota composition to produce more molecules that are able to reduce gluten-related inflammation..

How the microbiota leads to altered behavior in alcohol addiction

The alcohol use disorder can induce changes in the gut microbiota. The administration of prebiotics could decrease the risk of relapse in alcohol addiction.

Faecalibacterium diversity associates with age, lifestyle, and disease

A new study, pubblished in Current Biology, claims that understanding Faecalibacterium diversity could help to choose strains suitable as probiotics.

Obesity could shorten memory recall through the action of specific gut microbes

A new study, published in Cell Metabolism, suggests that targeting the gut microbiota could help to treat memory impairment, in particular in obese people.

Diet and jet-lag exacerbate inflammation of the intestine in mice

Researchers have found that disrupting the microbiota-gut axis by altering circadian rhythms or diet can drive Crohn-like inflammation of the intestine in mice.

Fecal transfer could treat lethal immune condition after stem cell transplantation

Fecal microbial transplant could be a promising treatment for intestinal graft-versus-host disease caused by stem cell transplantation.

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