Researchers have identified a microbial metabolite linked to events such as heart attack and stroke. The findings could lead to new ways to diagnose, prevent, and treat heart disease.
Radiotherapy against prostate cancer may cause serious intestinal side effects. We discussed the impact of the local microbiota with Miguel Reis Ferreira.
The largest study of fecal microbiota transplant in the UK shows that the procedure can successfully treat patients with C. diff infection.
A new study helps to explain how nerve cells sense the microbes in the gut and how they coordinate their function with other tissues in the digestive tract.
Researchers at UCC Ireland reviewed current knowledge on the microbiota-gut-brain relationship. Their work is published in Cell Metabolism.
Researchers have found that smoking e-cigarettes changes the community of microbes living in the mouth, making users prone to inflammation and infection.
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, showed the existence of shared gut microbial strains in twins, even after years post separation.
The existence of a tumor microbiota have a lot of implications. We discussed this topic with Sandrine Miller-Montgomery (UC San Diego).
A study in mice suggests that short-term intermittent fasting alters the gut microbiota, alleviating the cognitive deficits associated with diabetes.
A study published in Science suggests that a mother's gut microbes shape the metabolism of offspring, conferring resistance to obesity.
