gut microbiota

Microbial metabolite helps the gallbladder regulate innate defense responses

A recent study investigates the role of the gut microbiota in helping the gallbladder regulate the innate immune response

Specific gut bacteria may improve immunotherapy for melanoma

The findings could help to develop microbiota-based strategies to advance immunothery treatments for melanoma.

Genes for seaweed digestion jumped from marine microbes to human gut bacteria

New research reveals that ocean-derived genes are common in the human microbiota, highlighting the interplay between diet and adaptation of human gut microbes.

Dietary β-carotene improves microbiota imbalance in mice lacking vitamin A

Researchers have found that β-carotene modifies the abundance of certain gut microbes and improves the intestinal dysfunctions

Large study links gut microbes to depression

Researchers have found that some gut microbes may be connected to depression, thus highlighting that the intricate relationship between humans and their microbiota could have important health implications.

How new microorganisms become part of the gut microbiota

Researchers have now found that the interactions between existing gut commensals sets the odds for whether new microbes are acquired.

Some gut microbes may lead to depression by degrading male sex hormone

Researchers have found that testosterone-degrading enzymes expressed by gut microbes are associated with depressive symptoms.

How gut microbes help squirrels stave off muscle loss

Researchers have found that microbes in the gut of ground squirrels recycle a waste product into building blocks to make proteins, helping the animals to survive a long winter without…

Akkermansia muciniphila can be a biomarker of response to cancer therapy, study suggests

Akkermansia can be used as a biomarker to identify who is likely to respond to treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors. A new study published in Nature Medicine claims

Harnessing the gut-brain axis to target Autism Spectrum Disorder

Axial Therapeutics has published the results of a Clinical Trial investigating a novel molecule for managing symptoms associated with autism.

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