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Probiotics help counter harmful effects of high-sugar diets in mice

Probiotics protect against obesity and inflammation caused by high sugar intake, supporting their use as a preventive strategy for obesity-related diabetes.

Dietary fiber intake shapes gut microbiota activity and mucin degradation: insights from a human dietary intervention study

Mahesh Desai, group leader of the Eco-Immunology and Microbiome team at the Luxembourg Institute of Health and adjunct associate professor at the University of Southern Denmark, discusses about his research…

A mother’s oral microbes may shape her baby’s gut immunity and disease risk

Maternal oral microbiota plays a key role in influencing infant gut health and disease risk.

How exercise may change gut bacteria to help fight cancer

A recent study highlights formate as a potential target to boost cancer treatment.

Identifying the next targets in IBD: pathobionts and their clinical impact

Recent studies have identified various bacterial and fungal pathobionts in patients with CD and UC.

Toward precision probiotics: understanding responders and non-responders in clinical trials

Patrick Veiga, Gut Microbiome & Nutrition Research Director at INRAE (France), discusses one of the major challenges in probiotic research: the variability of clinical trial outcomes.

The gut microbiota in veterinary medicine: new perspectives between research and nutrition

Professor Alessandro Gramenzi discusses the current knowledge of the gut microbiota in companion animals and the opportunities to modulate it through nutritional interventions.

Impact of calcium on Lactobacillaceae growth and biofilm formation

Calcium ions affect the growth of both L. acidophilus ATCC 4356 and L. plantarum ATCC 14917, despite some differences.

Breastfeeding and Bifidobacterium may help curb antibiotic resistance in babies

Breastfeeding and Bifidobacterium are key factors in shaping the infant resistome and could offer strategies to reduce antibiotic resistance early in life.

Prebiotic fibre after allogeneic transplantation

Prebiotic EN positively influenced certain gut bacteria, including Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Faecalicatena gnavus, and antibiotic resistance gene expression.

Study links gut microbes to IVF outcomes

Managing gut health might be important for fertility treatments.

Lack of key gut bacteria in infants linked to higher risk of allergies 

Specific gut bacteria are important in early life for healthy immune development.

Microbe-mimicking food contaminants shape immune development in mice 

Dietary LPS can mimic microbial signals and drive gut immune development, with early-life being a critical window for shaping gut immunity.

Gut bacteria and diet boost immune response against brain cancer in mice

Dietary intervention and the utilization of D. dubosii offer potential insights for the treatment of brain tumor patients.

Insights into Indigenous skin microbiotas offer clues to fungal infection

The findings of a recent study highlight the importance of understanding skin microbiotas to manage long-term fungal infections in Indigenous communities.

The microbiome and athletic performance: scientific insights and investment landscape

The gut microbiome has emerged not just as a passive bystander in sports, but as an active modulator of athletic energy, recovery, and resilience.

Mice study shows how gut bacteria help train immune cells to prevent inflammation

STING activity is important for gut health and that targeting this molecule could offer new treatments for IBD.

Unravelling the secrets of protein glycosylation

DQGlyco identified multiple unique N-glycopeptides, quantified glycopeptide changes, and explored the link between gut microbiome and brain protein functions.

Do we need a Ministry of Microbes?

Ministers have generated policies to protect soil, forests, bees, fish, cows, oceans, big rivers, you name it. But what about the microbes?

Microbial metabolites may restore infant immune function after antibiotic exposure

Bacterial metabolites such as inosine could be used as a therapy to strengthen infant immunity after early microbiota disruption.

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