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High-sugar diet could disrupt microbiota, increase odds of obesity and diabetes

The findings of a new study suggest that the interplay between diet, microbiota and intestinal immunity regulates obesity, diabetes and other metabolic conditions.

Microbial metabolite could boost efficacy of immunotherapy in pancreatic cancer

A gut microbial metabolite called trimethylamine N-oxide, or TMAO, could improve immunotherapy success in pancreatic cancer.

Altered gut microbiota linked with poorer survival after organ transplant

The findings of a new research suggest that microbiota-based therapies can help improve clinical outcomes after organ transplants.

New method tracks errant gut microbes that can trigger inflammatory diseases

Researchers have developed a new technique that can identify which gut microbes have migrated from the gut to the blood.

Gut microbes evolved with their human hosts

A recent study shows that some bacterial strains are similar to the human host phylogeny, suggesting that they evolved alongside humans.

Gut microbes may help to regulate cholesterol levels

The findings of a new study suggest that Bacteroides can metabolize cholesterol, thus helping to regulate its levels in the blood.

Gut-Brain Theory – Episode 3: Insomnia, anxiety and the microbiome

Together with Prof. Ted Dinan (UCC Ireland), in this episode we discuss the link between gut, insomnia and anxiety.

Can a Fecal Microbiota Transplant Help Treat IBDs?

Sam Costello (The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide) presented recent evidences about FMT and IBDs.

COVID-19 may alter lung microbiota and reduce immunity, facilitating secondary infections

COVID-19 alters the local immunity of the lung in ways that weaken the body’s antimicrobial defense and facilitate the development of secondary infections.

Phage therapy eases inflammatory bowel disease in mice

The findings of a recent study suggest that phages can be used to treat IBD and other diseases associated with gut microbes.

How Microbiotica Developed MB097, Live Bacterial Therapeutic that Could Boost Cancer Treatments

Ghaith Bakdash described how Microbiotica discovered a specific microbiome signature in patients responder to immune-oncology drugs such as anti-PD1 / PDL1 and developed a new bacterial consortium.

Engineered microbiota may be used for drug delivery

The findings of a recent study suggest that engineered native gut bacteria could be employed to help treat certain diseases such as diabetes.

Some artificial sweeteners may alter the microbiota, affect blood glucose control

A recent study suggests that the microbiome changes in response to human consumption of non-nutritive sweetener may induce glycemic changes in consumers in a personalized manner.

Skin Microbiome: How We Developed a New Probiotic to Treat Acne

Sarah Lebeer (Research professor, University of Antwerp) described how she and her colleagues developed a new probiotic topic formulation to treat Acne.

Babies acquire multi-drug-resistant bacteria within hours of birth

Antimicrobial resistant bacteria are present in newborns after just a few hours of life and they help to understand the routes of transmission of antibiotic-resistance genes.

Microbial signature may predict a person’s response to statins

The findings of a new research suggest that different responses to statins can be explained by the variation in the human microbiota.

How some gut microbes worsen chronic pain

The findings of a new research illuminate the link between IBS and gut bacteria, and suggest that histamine is a good target for therapies against the condition.

Older siblings may influence a child’s microbiota

The findings of a new research suggest that during the early maturation, the microbiota would be more likely to be influenced by other microbiotas on a not-too-distant level of maturity.

FMT: challenges and opportunities in IBD clinical trial design

Maria Teresa Abreu (University of Miami, USA) discussed some new strategies to design clinical trials.

Epithelial barrier: the enigmatic roles of Gasdermin B and gut microbiome

Theresa Pizarro, (Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine) discussed the roles of epithelial barrier’s cytokines, gut microbiome and Gasdermin in IBD patients.

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