Gastroenterology
The alcohol use disorder can induce changes in the gut microbiota. The administration of prebiotics could decrease the risk of relapse in alcohol addiction.
A new study, pubblished in Current Biology, claims that understanding Faecalibacterium diversity could help to choose strains suitable as probiotics.
A new study, published in Cell Metabolism, suggests that targeting the gut microbiota could help to treat memory impairment, in particular in obese people.
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 microbial transplant could be a promising treatment for intestinal graft-versus-host disease caused by stem cell transplantation.
A new study, published in Cell Metabolism, identified a microbial signature that is able to diagnose cirrhosis in people.
The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) evaluated available evidence on clinical efficacy of probiotics for most digestive conditions.
A study, published in Cell Host & Microbe, suggests why undernourished people may be more susceptible to intestinal infections than healthy individuals.
A study published in Cell Metabolism shows that the gut microbiota can act at a distance to protect against liver damage.
The largest study of fecal microbiota transplant in the UK shows that the procedure can successfully treat patients with C. diff infection.
