Could the gut microbiota mediate the clinical benefits of statins?
We are only just beginning to understand how drugs affect our microbiome, and vice versa. The impact of antibiotics on the gut microbiota has been well studied but during the last decade, studies in...
View ArticleWhat you eat while pregnant may affect your baby’s gut microbiota and growth
One of the best gifts a mother can give her newborn is a balanced, healthy and diverse gut microbiota, and the most efficient way to achieve that is through diet during pregnancy. A study published in...
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2020 at a glance: A year of important scientific progress in gut microbiome...
Although the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 shifted the focus of scientists’ research worldwide in 2020, major advances were also made in the field of the gut microbiome. In the context of COVID-19, it...
View ArticleIs it time to consider next-generation beneficial microbes for tackling obesity?
The study of the gut microbiome is becoming increasingly relevant in managing metabolic-related conditions such as obesity. Although initial findings in mice revealed the gut microbiome’s role as an...
View ArticleA newly isolated human butyrate-producing bacterium might counteract some...
The human gut microbiome still has unknowns collectively described as “the dark matter of the intestine”. They comprise numerous unidentified species, hidden taxa and genes that do not have a match in...
View ArticleA new gut bacterium common in healthy people offers promise for obesity
Most bacteria in our intestines are still an unknown for scientists Although some gut bacteria such as Akkermansia muciniphila have been shown to improve some features of obesity, a lot of the bacteria...
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The potential benefits of fecal microbiota transplantation in obesity could...
Image source: Cell Rep Med. Although current research supports the role of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) mainly in recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, emerging evidence suggests it...
View ArticlePasteurized Akkermansia muciniphila: a new bacterium to fight metabolic...
The Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species are among the more traditional probiotics that are familiar to readers, but at the same time, newly isolated bacteria and their beneficial properties are...
View ArticleAre we ready to target the gut microbiota for obesity and weight management?...
Initial findings linking gut microbiota and obesity: insights from animal models Even though obesity is the result of a long-term imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure, lifestyle...
View ArticleReduced red meat intake and gut microbial metabolite indole-3-acetate linked...
Bariatric surgery is currently one of the most effective interventions to treat obesity. The gut microbiome regulates host metabolism and adiposity and some researchers have shown that the surgically...
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