A whole-tomato approach to functional nutrition, inflammation, and microbiome modulation

Piergiorgio Natali (Mediterranean Task force for Cancer Control) discusses the importance of improving functional foods as a strategy to support health, particularly during aging.

Gut microbes from young mice boost gut repair

A youthful gut microbiota can improve the regenerative function of aged intestinal stem cells.

Oral microbiota therapy rebuilds gut bacteria to prevent recurrent C. difficile infection

VOS, an FDA-approved oral microbiota therapy, has been shown to reduce infection risk compared to traditional fecal transplants. 

Gut bacterial genes may control how diet influences tumor growth and immunity

Gut microbes can influence cancer outcomes by regulating nutrient availability and uptake in immune cells.

Beyond sequencing: the role of translational research in functional microbiome profiling

Lorenza Putignani, Pediatric Hospital Bambino Gesù, Italy, discusses translational research in the microbiome field.

Personalized microbiota therapies may be key to treating gut diseases

Effective treatment of IBD requires an approach combining tailored donors, microbiota analysis, and diet.

Gut bacteria may be linked to low sperm quality at high altitudes

The findings reveal a gut-testis interplay that may explain why low oxygen environments reduce male fertility at high altitudes.

The gut microbiome: emerging therapeutic perspectives in multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes

Marika Falcone of San Raffaele Hospital in Milan discusses the growing evidence linking the gut microbiome to extra-intestinal autoimmune diseases.

The dentist in 2035. Obsolete?

The oral microbiome is not a dental concern. It is a medical frontier.

Specific gut microbes protect mice from deadly bacterial infections after flu

Segmented filamentous bacteria, or SFB, protect mice from these deadly infections by reprogramming specific immune cells in the lungs.

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