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Cocaine users have disrupted gut and oral microbiotas

Cocaine users have an altered gut and oral microbiota composition and function, which can be rescued by rTMS-induced cocaine abstinence.

World Microbiome Day 2023: Microbes and Food

Together with Professor Lorenzo Morelli we focused on the significant role of diet and the microbiome in terms of health benefits, food production, and agri-industry systems.

Researchers associate microbial signatures with two types of precancerous gut lesions

By providing insights into how the gut microbiota influences cancer susceptibility, the findings may help to develop new therapies or dietary interventions.

Vaginal sex can change the urinary-tract microbiota of healthy men

The findings of a recent study suggest that vaginal bacteria can spread to the urinary tract of men and reshape the male urethral microbiota.

How next generation probiotics will accelerate precision medicine

Microbiomepost interviewed Lorenzo Drago, from University of Milan, during the ESGE DAYS congress, held recently in Dublin.

Lifestyle may influence how gut bacteria are shared between mothers and infants

The findings of a recent study suggest that lifestyle can influence how bacterial strains are shared between mothers and infants.

Gut microbes may be linked to bone loss during spaceflight

The findings of a recent study suggest that changes to the gut microbiotas in space may be associated with a loss of bone density.

Adaptive evolution of Staphylococcus aureus in atopic dermatitis patients

A recent study highlights the importance of evaluating microbes’ mutations in understanding the contribution of microbes to complex diseases.

Study reveals previously unknown viruses that populate the healthy infant gut

The findings of a recent study offer new insights into the diversity of the human virome and provide a resource that may help future research into the viruses that populate…

Discovering Wellmicro: pioneering breakthroughs in microbiome analysis for human health

Andrea Castagnetti, Antonella Padella and Matteo Soverini tell us about the activities and innovations of Wellmicro, the Italian company specializing in microbiota testing.

Healthy humans do not have a common blood microbiota

The findings suggest that microbes can occasionally enter the bloodstream from other body sites without causing disease, but they do not support the idea of a common blood microbiota.

Centenarians have a youthful gut microbiota that may help support longevity

The findings suggest that longevity is associated with a specific microbiota signature that may have positive effects on older adults’ health by counteracting senescence or chronic diseases that generally accompany…

Postbiotics, from bench to bedside

An open discussion about definition, clinical trial design and fields of application of postbiotics with Maria Rescigno, Professor at Humanitas University of Milan.

A mother’s vaginal microbes don’t influence her baby’s gut microbiota

The findings of a recent study show that a mother’s vaginal microbiota does not affect infant gut microbiota composition and development.

Nosocomial infection risks in critical illness: the microbiota-immune metasystem connection

An altered metasystem linking the gut microbiota and systemic immune response could lead to impaired host defense and increased vulnerability to hospital-acquired infections in cases of severe illness.

Targeting gut microbiome for disease diagnosis and therapy

Francesco Peri, full professor at University of Milano-Bicocca, discussed the role of gut microbiome as new frontier for personalized medicine.

Arresting microbiota development stunts immune system maturation in mice

A recent study shows that microbiota maturation during weaning contributes to normal immune development and protection from infection.

Epsilon toxin-producing Clostridium perfringens colonize the gut of multiple sclerosis patients

ETX-producing C. perfringens strains are biologically plausible pathogens in MS that trigger inflammatory demyelination.

Human gut bacteria produce Th17-modulating bile acid metabolites

During MicrobiotaMI congress we discussed with Jun Huh, Associate Professor at Harvard University, about the research on microbiome.

Gut microbes sway how people with lymphoma respond to immunotherapy

The findings of a recent study identified microbiota signatures that may allow clinicians to predict the outcomes of CAR-T immunotherapy.

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