Changes in gut bacteria raise a child’s chances of developing IBD later in life, offering clues to why the conditions sometimes runs in families.
Francesca Ponziani from Gemelli University Hospital (Italy) highlights how the gut microbiota can become a clinical tool for identifying and stratifying patients, clarifying pathogenic mechanisms, and opening up new therapeutic…
Certain harmful microbes in the mouth appear to promote cancer development, while others might help protect against it.
Researchers set up a clinical trial to study how glucocorticoids affected the gut microbiota, metabolism, and immunity in healthy young men.
Federica Facciotti, from University of Milano Bicocca, focuses on how the gut microbiota interacts with immune activation, shaping both chronic inflammatory intestinal disorders and oncology, particularly colorectal cancer.
Gut bacteria help protect the liver by breaking down sorbitol, a sugar made from glucose in the gut.
The researchers created a microbial catalog, which they called HROM (human reference oral microbiome), containing 72,641 high-quality genomes from 3,426 species.
Duccio Cavalieri, professor at the University of Florence, shifts the spotlight from bacteria to the less-explored fungal and yeast communities of the microbiome, highlighting their emerging role in shaping host…
Diet and gut microbes can shape immune cell function and improve responses to anti-cancer therapy.
A gut bacterium, Clostridium steroidoreducens, can chemically modify steroid hormones, including those used to treat IBD.
