Scientific News
In a Perspective published in Science, surgeon-scientist Jennifer Wargo explores recent advances in modulating the microbial community within the human gut.
Researchers have isolated three gut microbiota strains that work together to consume waste products from protein metabolism and recycle them into amino acids with no toxic buildup of ammonia.
A new study published in Science claims that some gut microbes produce a metabolite that boosts the effect of a class of cancer drugs.
A new study published in Cell suggests that the gut microbiota of infants born by C-section can be restored by transferring fecal microbiota from their mothers.
Strains of a particular microbe could boost the production of GABA—a neurotransmitter that plays a key role in anxiety and depression disorders.
Researchers have found that disrupting the microbiota-gut axis by altering circadian rhythms or diet can drive Crohn-like inflammation of the intestine in mice.
A gut microbiota-modulated neural pathway can regulate blood sugar independently from the central nervous system, a new study pubblished in Science claims.
Fecal microbial transplant could be a promising treatment for intestinal graft-versus-host disease caused by stem cell transplantation.
A new study published in Nature found that a specific combination of gut microbes can worsen the symptoms of multiple sclerosis in mice.
The gut microbiota can shape our antibodies before we encounter a disease-causing microbe, a new study published in Nature has found.
Researchers have found that giving preterm babies probiotics can help to improve the gut microbiota and displace harmful bacteria.
A new study suggests that 24-hour changes in the gut microbiota could help to predict who’s at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
A metabolite produced by the gut microbiota increases the risk of colon cancer in mice prone to the disease, a new study has found.
Gut microbiota could make the anti-diabetic drug metformin less effective, researchers from the University of Gothenburg have found.
Researchers have found that skin microbiota plays a key role in wound-healing processes.
Researchers have found that the development of liver cancer can be associated with alterations of the gut microbiota.
A study published in Science Advances suggests that optimizing the gut microbiota can inhibit the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
Researchers have identified the factors that influence the composition of the urinary microbiota in older women.
A new study evaluates the association of multiple breast milk feeding practices with infant gut microbiota composition during a baby’s first year.
A new study, published in Cell Metabolism, identified a microbial signature that is able to diagnose cirrhosis in people.
