gut microbiota
Gastroenterology
The findings of a recent study suggest that microbial consortia such as MET-2 may be effective strategies to keep intestinal pathogens and antibiotic-resistant organisms at bay.
Immunology, Scientific research
The findings of a recent study uncover how gut microbes may contribute to trigger GVHD, suggesting potential targets for therapies.
Video
Sara Deleu, researcher at KU Leuven, talks about the role of gut metabolite, as Butyric acid and other compounds, during the fecal microbiota transplantation.
Gynecology, Pediatrics
Larger studies with longer follow-ups are needed to assess whether and how VMT influences neurodevelopment.
Oncology
The findings show that bacterial metabolites can sensitize cancer cells to treatment with immunotherapy by boosting the expression of HLA class I molecules.
Video, Events
George Paraskevakos, Executive Director at International Probiotics Association, discusses the future of the microbiome space.
Pediatrics
Analyzing how different exposures affect the infant gut microbiota could help researchers identify confounding factors and potential microbiota modulators.
Oncology
Understanding how antibiotics influence the microbiota’s impacts on immunotherapy may inform strategies to identify cancer patients that are more likely to respond to cancer treatment.
Video
Iris Dothan, from Rabin Medical Center, Israel, talks about the profiling of patient with pouchitis in order to determine the benefits from microbiome manipulation.
Neuroscience
The authors propose a framework to leverage multi-omic datasets obtained from well-defined cohorts and to examine the impact of the GBA on ASD.