Neuroscience
Intestinal microbiota might be linked to neurodevelopment in early childhood, a new study published in JAMA Network Open finds.
Oncology
Researchers from the University of Trento have found that specific changes in gut microbiota composition are associated with colorectal cancer.
Gastroenterology, Video
What characteristics will the probiotics of the future have? We asked Antonio Gasbarrini, director of CEMAD at the Policlinico Gemelli.
Scientific research
Social contacts shape the composition of the human microbiota. That’s according to a study by Ilana Brito of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, et al.
Gastroenterology
Scientists have found that even in healthy people, many mouth microbes are able to reach the gut and colonize it. The study was published in the journal eLife.
Dermatology, Industry
Travis Whitfill, Co-Founder and CSO of Azitra, explains how Staphylococcus epidermidis-based products may treat various skin conditions and diseases.
Gastroenterology
A common fungus found on skin may worsen symptoms of IBD in people with a particular genetic make-up, scientists report in Cell Host and Microbe.
Immunology
At weaning, changes in the gut microbiota trigger an immune reaction that is important for preventing allergies and other inflammatory diseases later in life.
Scientific research, Video
Alan G. Wade, the founder of CPS Research, talks about how they analyze the microbiota to assess the impact of probiotics on health.
Oncology
Scientists may have just figured out how colibactin, a DNA-damaging molecule produced by certain strains of E. coli, contributes to colorectal cancer.