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Understanding the complex interactions between exercise, diet and gut health can help to develop approaches to influence the gut microbiota, boost immunity and prevent or manage gastrointestinal diseases.
Professor Jacques Ravel, from University of Maryland School of Medicine and LUCA Biologics, discusses his latest research and therapeutic innovations in the field of vaginal microbiome modulation.
Phages could be used as a drug delivery system for conditions such as inflammation and obesity.
Microbiota analysis could help sexual assault investigations by detecting microbial markers of contact, even in cases where traditional DNA evidence is lacking.
Celine Druart, from the Pharmabiotic Research Institute, discusses the new European regulation concerning substances of human origin and the impact on microbiome research and therapeutic development.
L-ornithine can be an additional therapy to boost the efficacy of ustekinumab in people with Crohn’s disease.
By addressing biases and increasing diversity in microbiota studies, researchers can develop more accurate and inclusive health strategies for women of different backgrounds.
Matthew Cheng, CEO of Kanvas Biosciences, introduces the company’s cutting-edge spatial biology platform, developed to provide deeper insights into host-microbiome interactions.
Reproducible biomarkers produced by several bacteria show potential as a non-invasive tool for IBD diagnosis, discriminating ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease patients from healthy individuals.
Treatment with the probiotic Lactobacillus murinus improved social behavior and partially restored gut and brain function.
Maitrayee Chatterjee, Ph.D., Project Manager and Senior Scientist at InnoGI Technologies, discusses their innovative and non-invasive platform to mimic both the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, offering precise and standardized…
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are long-term conditions involving gut inflammation caused by an excessive immune response. Now, a study done in mice found…
The findings of a recent study suggest a potential role of gut microbiota and microbial metabolites in the link between sugar-sweetened beverages intake and diabetes risk.
The skin is not merely a protective barrier; it is a complex, dynamic ecosystem populated by billions of microorganisms that play essential roles in maintaining skin health.
Emil Chuang, Chief Medical Officer at Intrinsic Medicine, explores the growing understanding of gut-brain axis disorders and the potential of Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs) in their treatment.
A new database of thousands of gut microbiota samples from across the word highlights the need for more diverse microbiota research across the globe.
Certain features of the vaginal microbiota, including specific bacterial communities, could indicate an increased Chlamydia infection risk.
David Paez-Espino, Co-founder & CTO at Ancilia Biosciences, discusses the use of CRISPR technology to develop a new class of bacterial therapies that address critical gaps in microbiome-based treatments.
Researchers have developed a new approach to restore the gut microbiota by combining a high-fiber, plant-based diet with supplementation of beneficial microbes such as Limosilactobacillus reuteri.
The microbiota plays a protective role against colorectal cancer by regulating Snhg9.
