How changes in microbiota composition could influence human health

The microbial communities inhabiting the gut have been shown to change in ways that influence the development of disease through blood metabolites.

Breast milk molecule may help support certain gut bacteria, reduce obesity risk in newborns

A molecule in breast milk, called betaine, may lower the risk of obesity by preventing accelerated growth in newborns and supporting bacterial species.

Matthew Henn (Seres Therapeutics): ‘Microbiome research will have a large impact on human health’

Watch our interview with Matthew Henn, Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of Seres Therapeutics.

Patients with dry eye disease have a distinct ocular microbiome that may trigger and perpetuate inflammation

Th17 cells and Treg cells, the resident ocular microbiota could potentially trigger and perpetuate inflammation in dry eye disease.

Antibiotic resistance is often spread in the gut microbiota of hospitalized people

A targeted decontamination could be a strategy to control the spreading of carbapenem-resistance plasmids both amoung patients and within patients.

How a mouth-dwelling microbe inhibits the growth of other bacteria

S. mutans produces tryglysin to inhibit the growth of competing species, including other streptococci that could cause opportunistic infection.

Resident bacteria might contribute to opportunistic infections of the respiratory tract

The manipulation of microbiota could improve the outcomes of infections in the respiratory tract cause by opportunistic pathogens.

Gut microbes could help to treat neurological disorders, study in mice suggests

Gut microbes contribute to symptoms associated with neurological conditions. New microbe-inspired therapies could be develop to treat such conditions.

Microbial metabolites could improve efficacy of anticancer drugs

Some gut microbial metabolites boost the efficacy of antitumor drugs by regulating the body’s immune response and could be used as a part of cancer therapy.

Bernat Olle (Vedanta): future challenges and opportunities in the microbiome space

Watch our interview with Bernart Olle, CEO of Vedanta Biosciences.

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