Bacterial flagella can influence gut health and inflammation

Gut Clostridia can be divided into two groups, with one group contributing to gut inflammation under certain conditions.

Microbial “fingerprints” in the lungs linked to pneumonia treatment outcomes

Pneumonia involves shifts in the entire lung microbial community, which interact with a person’s immune response.

IBD and the microbiome: between biological complexity and emerging therapeutic signals

Maurizio Vecchi, gastroenterologist at Policlinico of Milan (Italy), discussed the current and potential role of the microbiome in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

A mother’s gut microbes and breast milk shape the early infant gut microbiota

Supporting maternal gut health and optimizing breast milk composition could help shape healthy infant gut development.

Microbiota and memory: in ageing mice, Parabacteroides goldsteinii weakens the gut–brain axis

Mechanisms involve medium-chain fatty acids, inflammatory activation of macrophages, reduced vagal signalling, and lower hippocampal activation.

Oral Microbiome: a new window on systemic health—and a clinical opportunity for evidence-based probiotics

Gianfranco Grompone, Chief Scientific Officer at BioGaia GA, discusses the new evidences about oral microbiome.

Breast milk helps seed and shape the infant gut microbiota

The findings may inform strategies to improve early-life gut health as well as infant nutrition and disease prevention.

Simple rectal mucus test shows promise for detecting colon cancer 

Researchers identified 36 bacterial species, particularly Hungatella hathewayi and Intestinimonas butyriciproducens, associated with colorectal cancer.

Food as code

When we eat, we are not adding energy to a furnace. We are running a programme. And like any programme, the outcome depends entirely on the operating system that interprets…

Pregnancy: how dysbiosis may affect placentation, maternal immunity, and the risk of neonatal sepsis

Maria Rescigno (Humanitas University, Rozzano, Milan) discusses the role of dysbiosis during pregnancy and the perinatal period, outlining two potential clinical trajectories.

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