New technologies such as the analysis of the "aquatic microbiota" allow to dig deeply into the microbiome chemistry. We discuss this approach with Ross Youngs, CEO of Biosortia.
Drug assumption activates metabolic reactions both in the host and its gut microbiota. A study quantified the bacterial impact.
Prof. Lars Engstrand from the Karolinska Institutet, in Stockholm, Sweden, explains how studying the vaginal microbiota could impact on reproductive medicine.
A Swiss study suggests that some specific nose bacteria are related to the duration of colds and cough in children.
The gut microbiota reduces the production of retinoic acid, a metabolite of vitamin A, to regulate immune activity and prevent pathogens.
Researchers from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, in Italy, reviewed the scientific literature on the link between gut microbiota and aging.
According to J. Kinross, from Imperial College London, there's an urgent need to understand the role of the intestinal microbiome in the etiology of cancer.
Lactic-acid-producing bacteria support the regeneration of the gut lining by promoting the growth and differentiation of intestinal stem cells.
According to Prof. Ted Dinan, who has been investigating the brain-intestinal axis for years, the gut microbiota plays a role in the genesis of depression.
Fecal microbiota transplantation can be safely done either with lyophilized or frozen product, found a clinical trial published in the journal PLOS ONE.
