Gastroenterology
Interesting results on the effectiveness of FMT in IBS and on the effects of diet and drugs on the gut microbiota composition and functionality were presented at the UEG 2019…
John Cryan at the UCC Ireland and his colleagues reviewed the current knowledge of the influence that gut bacteria have on brain and behavior.
A study suggests the existence of a link between aging and the gut microbiota. The results may help design probiotic treatments for age-related conditions.
Scientists at KU Leuven summarized existing data on how SCFAs regulate the gut–brain axis, including the impact on the immune, endocrine and neural systems.
IBD: a study, published in Nature, for the first time analyzed the chemical and molecular events that disrupt the gut microbiota during flare-ups.
Researchers at the University of Michigan developed a mouse model that recapitulates many hallmarks of gut inflammation seen in people with Crohn’s disease.
Researchers have figured out how specific strains of Enterococcus faecalis became a deadly pathogen, causing a series of deadly infections in the mid 1980s.
What characteristics will the probiotics of the future have? We asked Antonio Gasbarrini, director of CEMAD at the Policlinico Gemelli.
Scientists have found that even in healthy people, many mouth microbes are able to reach the gut and colonize it. The study was published in the journal eLife.
A common fungus found on skin may worsen symptoms of IBD in people with a particular genetic make-up, scientists report in Cell Host and Microbe.
