gut microbiota
In a Perspective published in Science, surgeon-scientist Jennifer Wargo explores recent advances in modulating the microbial community within the human gut.
Researchers have isolated three gut microbiota strains that work together to consume waste products from protein metabolism and recycle them into amino acids with no toxic buildup of ammonia.
A new study published in Science claims that some gut microbes produce a metabolite that boosts the effect of a class of cancer drugs.
A new study published in Cell suggests that the gut microbiota of infants born by C-section can be restored by transferring fecal microbiota from their mothers.
Strains of a particular microbe could boost the production of GABA—a neurotransmitter that plays a key role in anxiety and depression disorders.
Researchers have found that disrupting the microbiota-gut axis by altering circadian rhythms or diet can drive Crohn-like inflammation of the intestine in mice.
A gut microbiota-modulated neural pathway can regulate blood sugar independently from the central nervous system, a new study pubblished in Science claims.
Fecal microbial transplant could be a promising treatment for intestinal graft-versus-host disease caused by stem cell transplantation.
A new study published in Nature found that a specific combination of gut microbes can worsen the symptoms of multiple sclerosis in mice.
The gut microbiota can shape our antibodies before we encounter a disease-causing microbe, a new study published in Nature has found.
