Health has a source. You were never told

If the soil microbiome is the first link in a chain that terminates in human health, then agricultural policy is health policy.

AI-based donor-matching tool may boost fecal transplant success rates

MOZAIC, an AI model designed to compare donor and recipients microbiotas, predicted the microbiota convergence after FMT with an accuracy of about 80%.

Bacterial metabolite may link irritable bowel syndrome to mood disorders

The findings highlight TnAse producing gut microbiota, indole, and AhR as promising therapeutic targets for IBS-associated affective disturbances.

Outer membrane vesicles: a new player in the microbiota–gut–brain axis

According to Stephen Michael Collins, McMaster University, these vesicles may represent not only a new component of the microbiota–gut–brain axis, but also a promising platform for future targeted drug, vaccine…

Vaginal microbiota compound linked to better development after C-section in mice

Restoring missing maternal microbes after C-section birth could be a new strategy to support early neurodevelopment.

Harnessing the plant microbiome to improve crop resilience and seed performance

The work of Angela Sessitsch, Head of Center at Austrian Institute of Technology, shows that environmental pressures such as drought can substantially reshape the plant microbiome.

Mouth bacteria may migrate to the gut and help drive gastric cancer

Microbes migrating from the mouth to the gut may play a role in gastric cancer and could become targets for diagnosis or treatment.

Gut bacterium may weaken treatment responses in esophageal cancer

Lactobacillus salivarius can make cancer immunotherapy less effective by producing indole-3-lactic acid (ILA), that weakens the body’s anti-tumor immune response.

C-section birth may shape babies’ genes, gut microbiota, and brain development

Early interventions targeting the infant gut microbiota, especially in babies born by C-section, may reduce the probability of neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism.

Breastfeeding may offset health impacts of poorer socioeconomic status in children

Supplementation with key beneficial bacteria, alongside efforts to reduce breastfeeding barriers, may offer scalable strategies to reduce socioeconomic health disparities.

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