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Personalized microbiota therapies may be key to treating gut diseases

Effective treatment of IBD requires an approach combining tailored donors, microbiota analysis, and diet.

Gut microbiota can predict who benefits from fiber to prevent diabetes

The effectiveness of dietary fiber in improving blood sugar in prediabetes depends on an individual’s gut microbiota.

Food as code

When we eat, we are not adding energy to a furnace. We are running a programme. And like any programme, the outcome depends entirely on the operating system that interprets…

Gut microbiota, intestinal barrier, and sepsis: from dysbiosis to probiotics—what preclinical evidence suggests

Francesco Franceschi from Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS (Roma) focuses on bacterial translocation across a compromised intestinal barrier as a plausible pathway contributing to sepsis.

Reinforcing the gut barrier: how probiotics support intestinal integrity and immune health

Arthur Ouwehand, Technical Fellow at IFF Finland, discusses the components and vulnerabilities of the gut barrier and reviews how probiotics and related dietary interventions can support its structure and function.

Microbiota, immunity, and the environment: towards an integrated One Health approach

At the 13th Probiotics, Prebiotics and New Foods Congress, Silvia Turroni (University of Bologna) shares insights from the session “The Microbiome and One Health,” which explored how the microbiota bridges…

Fact or hype? Fasano on the promise and pitfalls of the microbiome revolution

For Alessio Fasano, pediatric gastroenterologist and researcher at Harvard Medical School, the message is clear: how we feed and protect our microbiome determines the clinical outcome.

Probiotics help counter harmful effects of high-sugar diets in mice

Probiotics protect against obesity and inflammation caused by high sugar intake, supporting their use as a preventive strategy for obesity-related diabetes.

Dietary fiber intake shapes gut microbiota activity and mucin degradation: insights from a human dietary intervention study

Mahesh Desai, group leader of the Eco-Immunology and Microbiome team at the Luxembourg Institute of Health and adjunct associate professor at the University of Southern Denmark, discusses about his research…

Impact of calcium on Lactobacillaceae growth and biofilm formation

Calcium ions affect the growth of both L. acidophilus ATCC 4356 and L. plantarum ATCC 14917, despite some differences.

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