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Pierre Burguière, founder of Microbiome Futures, and Christian Roghi, founder of Bridgyz, reflect on a groundbreaking Pharmabiotics 2026 session dedicated to the intersection of microbiome science and space exploration.
The study suggest that gut microbiota regulates key immune cells during pregnancy, and when this system is altered, the risk of pregnancy loss rises.
Gut Clostridia can be divided into two groups, with one group contributing to gut inflammation under certain conditions.
Pneumonia involves shifts in the entire lung microbial community, which interact with a person’s immune response.
Maurizio Vecchi, gastroenterologist at Policlinico of Milan (Italy), discussed the current and potential role of the microbiome in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Supporting maternal gut health and optimizing breast milk composition could help shape healthy infant gut development.
Mechanisms involve medium-chain fatty acids, inflammatory activation of macrophages, reduced vagal signalling, and lower hippocampal activation.
Gianfranco Grompone, Chief Scientific Officer at BioGaia GA, discusses the new evidences about oral microbiome.
The findings may inform strategies to improve early-life gut health as well as infant nutrition and disease prevention.
Researchers identified 36 bacterial species, particularly Hungatella hathewayi and Intestinimonas butyriciproducens, associated with colorectal cancer.
When we eat, we are not adding energy to a furnace. We are running a programme. And like any programme, the outcome depends entirely on the operating system that interprets…
Pregnancy: how dysbiosis may affect placentation, maternal immunity, and the risk of neonatal sepsis
Maria Rescigno (Humanitas University, Rozzano, Milan) discusses the role of dysbiosis during pregnancy and the perinatal period, outlining two potential clinical trajectories.
Dietary protein influences V. cholerae growth, metabolism, virulence, and competition with gut microbes.
Some bacteria common in dog owners, particularly Streptococcus strains, were linked to fewer behavioral and attention problems.
Francesco Franceschi from Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (Roma) focuses on bacterial translocation across a compromised intestinal barrier as a plausible pathway contributing to sepsis.
Lantibiotic-producing gut bacteria can prolong gut imbalance and increase susceptibility to dangerous infections after antibiotics.
MTB and aerolysin drive gut inflammation in ulcerative colitis.
William Fusco, gastroenterologist at Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, highlighted a recently published pilot study on post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) framed within microbial precision medicine and biomarker-driven care.
Nutrient competition provides a predictive framework to anticipate and potentially mitigate drug side effects on the gut microbiota.
The interaction between gut microbes, the amino acid leucine and sIL-6R determines a person’s responsiveness to exercise.
