Gastroenterology
Gut Clostridia can be divided into two groups, with one group contributing to gut inflammation under certain conditions.
Pneumology
Pneumonia involves shifts in the entire lung microbial community, which interact with a person’s immune response.
Gastroenterology, Video
Maurizio Vecchi, gastroenterologist at Policlinico of Milan (Italy), discussed the current and potential role of the microbiome in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Pediatrics
Supporting maternal gut health and optimizing breast milk composition could help shape healthy infant gut development.
Neuroscience
Mechanisms involve medium-chain fatty acids, inflammatory activation of macrophages, reduced vagal signalling, and lower hippocampal activation.
Video, Scientific research
Gianfranco Grompone, Chief Scientific Officer at BioGaia GA, discusses the new evidences about oral microbiome.
Pediatrics
The findings may inform strategies to improve early-life gut health as well as infant nutrition and disease prevention.
Oncology
Researchers identified 36 bacterial species, particularly Hungatella hathewayi and Intestinimonas butyriciproducens, associated with colorectal cancer.
The Bold Column
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…
Gynecology, Video
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.