Scientific News
Gastroenterology
Researchers have found a class of metabolites that can shift the gut microbiota towards an IBD-like composition.
Infectiology, Otolaryngology
Staphylococcus epidermidis contributes to a healthy nasal microbiota, likely by stimulating the production of antimicrobial molecules in the nose.
Gastroenterology
Researchers developed an algorithm that revealed dozens of previously unknown compounds in the human gut.
Geriatrics, Video
Philippe Langella, Research Director at INRA, explains how Christensenella could help establish an eubiotic gut microbiota in the elderly.
Gastroenterology
The recovery of the gut microbiota after antibiotic treatment depends on the host’s diet and on environmental factors, a study published in Cell Host & Microbes claims.
Oncology
Researchers have started to figure out how the gut microbiota contributes to the development of peripheral neuropathy, a common side-effect of chemotherapy.
Infectiology, Pediatrics
A study in mice shows that part of maternal milk’s protective effects comes from the bacteria that reside in the mother’s gut.
Infectiology, Pediatrics
Gut bacteria could be responsible for a life-threatening disease called necrotizing enterocolitis, which occurs mainly in premature babies.
Dermatology, Oncology
A new study published in Science Translational Medicine reveals why EGFR inhibitors, which are approved to treat cancers such as lung and colorectal cancer, cause severe skin side effects.
Immunology
Changes in the proportion of some gut bacteria could promote graft-versus-host disease. That’s according to a new study done in mice, published in Science.
Scientific research
The gut microbes of native Himalayan and Andean people could have helped them to survive at high altitudes, a new study claims.
Nutrition
Researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine reviewed the body of evidence that shows how added sugars and sweeteners shape the gut microbiota.
Otolaryngology
The fungi and bacteria that inhabit our nose and the areas around it change with the seasons, according to a new study published in Scientific Reports.
Oncology
Specific gut bacteria can activate plant-derived compounds that protect against cancer, according to a study published in Nature Microbiology.
Scientific research
The bacteria in our gut could influence the efficacy of exercise in preventing diabetes, a new study published in Cell Metabolism shows.
Allergology, Pediatrics
The composition of the airway microbiota in early life could predispose to the development of asthma later in childhood, according to a new study.
Healthcare professionals area, Gynecology
Vaginal microbiome or vaginoma: the gynaecologist Franco Vicariotto, of Humanitas San Pio X in Milan, discusses this topic in our instant book.
Neuroscience
A study reviewed the evidences that link the microbiota with social behaviors, analyzing how the microbiota-gut-brain axis influences sociability.
Dermatology, Nutrition
Consuming pomegranate can alter the skin microbiota and confer resistance to UVB-induced damage, a study published in Scientific Reports claims.
Neuroscience
A study published in Nature suggests that the gut microbiota could help understand conditions such as chronic anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.