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.
The lower airway microbiota forms within the first 2 months of life, influenced by the gestational age at birth and, in premature babies, the delivery mode.
Commensal gut microbes are inherited from parents and change little over generations, whereas pathogens tend to be transmitted between non-kin individuals.
We discuss how microbiota could represent a resource for the development of new therapies for cancer patients with prof. Nissan Yissachar (Israel).
Lactobacillus reuteri can improve social behavior in different mouse models of autism spectrum disorder, researchers have found.
Dysbiosis may be involved in drug-resistant epilepsy and the restoration of gut microbiota may be a novel therapeutic method for drug-resistant epilepsy.
