gut microbiota
Oncology
Lactobacillus salivarius can make cancer immunotherapy less effective by producing indole-3-lactic acid (ILA), that weakens the body’s anti-tumor immune response.
Neuroscience, Gynecology
Early interventions targeting the infant gut microbiota, especially in babies born by C-section, may reduce the probability of neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism.
Pediatrics, Scientific research
Supplementation with key beneficial bacteria, alongside efforts to reduce breastfeeding barriers, may offer scalable strategies to reduce socioeconomic health disparities.
Video
Julie Rodriguez, researcher at Inserm (National Institute of Health and Medical Research, France) explored the main categories of microbiome-based biomarkers and their potential applications in clinical practice.
Neuroscience
Targeting the gut microbiota-ergothioneine pathway may offer a new way to prevent or treat cognitive side effects of antipsychotic drugs.
Neuroscience
Supplementing creatine alongside specific gut bacteria such as Bifidobacterium could offer a treatment for depression by restoring brain energy metabolism.
Video
Marta Ciechonska of Salient Bioscience presented the company’s approach to developing standardized, reproducible microbiome tests based on shotgun metagenomic sequencing.
Nutrition
Reducing dietary fat or controlling gut inflammation could help preserve immune cells and protect gut immunity, offering a strategy to prevent diet-related gut diseases.
Neuroscience
Maintaining a healthy gut barrier and microbiota, through diet or other interventions, could help prevent bacteria from reaching the brain, helping maintain neurological health.
Video, Nutrition
Gut microbiota, immunity and diet: twenty years of research and the future of personalized nutrition
Francisco Guarner, from Centro Médico Teknon in Barcelona (Spain), discussed the most recent researches in the field of microbiome and nutrition.