Digestive Disease Week 2025 featured recent basic, translational, and clinical research into the microbiome. Find out more about the main takeaways relevant for your clinical practice selected by GMFH editors. The post Microbiome highlights from Digestive Disease Week 2025 appeared first on Gut Microbiota for Health.| Gut Microbiota for Health
The gut microbiome influences how we respond to food and not all nutrients benefit us equally, something we’ve known for a while. A new review article delves into how our gut microbiome shapes the impact of diet on human health, leading to rethinking current nutrition guidelines. The post What’s on your plate? In the future, your gut microbiota will shape your doctor’s dietary advice appeared first on Gut Microbiota for Health.| Gut Microbiota for Health
Understanding how the gut microbiome changes precede and drive disease offers potential for developing personalized therapeutics| Gut Microbiota for Health
Recent studies are beginning to reveal the potential role of different dietary patterns in shaping the gut microbiome composition and their association with aging and health outcomes.| Gut Microbiota for Health
A new study reveals that despite geographical and cultural differences, infants undergo similar microbial changes in their intestines.| Gut Microbiota for Health
After two decades of scientific exploration, the human microbiome has emerged as a critical determinant of health and disease. Fueled by multi-omics technologies and machine learning, the field has advanced from correlation-based observations to establishing causal relationships. This article presents recent and compelling examples of microbiome-based treatments that are ripe for clinical adoption and discusses challenges and opportunities facing the field based on expert interviews conducted...| Gut Microbiota for Health
The human microbiome has captured the interest of researchers and the lay public. Patrick Veiga's new novel, Mission: Microbiome – Metchnikoff’s Legacy, explores how gut microbiome research could pave the way for better planetary health, from the first probiotics to groundbreaking innovations poised to transform the future of medicine and nutrition.| Gut Microbiota for Health
While the gut microbiome differs between patients with IBS and healthy controls, the precise mechanisms underlying the initial phase of microbial-host interactions are not fully understood. New findings in mice identify a critical role of intestinal dendritic cells’ activation and migration in impacting brain neuroplasticity. The post New findings in mice reveal a key role of intestinal dendritic cells in normalizing behavior after initial microbial colonization appeared first on Gut Microb...| Gut Microbiota for Health
Emerging studies support the relationship between the human gut microbiome and organ function outside the gut. Find out more about the knowns and unknowns on how the gut communicates with other parts of the body, involving the gut, the brain, the lungs, the skin, and even the heart, and why it matters to your health.| Gut Microbiota for Health
Over two intense days of conference, specialists shared the latest research findings and their experiences in both research and clinical practice, exploring how everyday factors influence the composition of the gut microbiota and impact our health. Here, we bring you the key insights from the event.| Gut Microbiota for Health
Microbes living in your digestive tract may help you achieve or maintain a healthy body weight by influencing your food intake behaviors. This article delves into what scientists know and do not know about gut microbiota and obesity and provides science-backed tools for leveraging the microbes in your gut to achieve a healthier body weight.| Gut Microbiota for Health
New research suggests that changes in the ratio between two common gut bacteria could be associated with symptom severity in people with multiple sclerosis. While more studies are needed, the findings point to a potential microbial marker for monitoring the disease.| Gut Microbiota for Health
This new infographic offers a visual summary of the immune system’s emerging role in IBS-related gut pain.| Gut Microbiota for Health
Microorganisms in the gut emerge as a potential determining factor for understanding the links between stress response and brain function. New findings highlight the role of gut microbiota as a central regulator of the stress-circadian axis.| Gut Microbiota for Health
A new consensus involving scientists in basic and translational science updates the ins and outs of microbiome testing in clinical practice.| Gut Microbiota for Health
10 recommendations for designing, conducting, and reporting clinical trials of prebiotics and probiotics for microbiome research.| Gut Microbiota for Health
Recent research has identified a microbial process that helps maintain metabolic balance and prevent fat accumulation.| Gut Microbiota for Health
Carbohydrate malabsorption is an underlying cause of irritable bowel syndrome-type symptoms in some patients. This article explores the impact of fermentable short-chain carbohydrates (FODMAPs) on gut function, the benefits and risks of a low-FODMAP diet, and how probiotics can help individuals with carbohydrate malabsorption.| Gut Microbiota for Health
The research shows that some products of fiber digestion by gut microbiota, such as butyrate and propionate, can alter gene expression and exert anti-tumor effects. These findings highlight the importance of including whole grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes, and nuts in our daily diet to support long-term health.| Gut Microbiota for Health
Recent research in mice has uncovered an intricate host-microbiota partnership in regulating bile acid production, helping to prevent excessive accumulation and maintain metabolic balance.| Gut Microbiota for Health
Could a simple change in diet transform your gut microbiome and reduce your risk of chronic diseases? This article explores recent research testing a diet inspired by non-industrialized dietary patterns.| Gut Microbiota for Health
Several patients report that wheat and gluten significantly worsen gastrointestinal symptoms. Wheat is a complex food containing fibers, carbohydrates (mainly starch), and proteins, including gluten. Gluten comprises a group of ethanol-soluble proteins found in grains such as wheat, rye, oats, and barley.| Gut Microbiota for Health
Two new studies have found for the first time that fathers also contribute to the establishment of the baby's microbiota, which could have health implications.| Gut Microbiota for Health
Primary Sjögren’s syndrome patients who haven't received treatment for it show gut microbiota disturbances like those seen with SLE.| Sjogren's Syndrome News
Whether environmental and microbial factors are the cause or consequence of Crohn’s disease is still subject to debate. Two recent studies by the Crohn’s and Colitis Canada—Genetic, Environmental, Microbial project have identified new clues| Gut Microbiota for Health
Two hospitals in Barcelona, the Clínic and Bellvitge, have launched Spain's first Fecal Microbiota Bank. We step into the fecal microbiota transfer units of both hospitals to learn how they operate and meet some of the donors.| Gut Microbiota for Health
Recent studies have begun to explore the impact of dietary interventions on endometriosis.| Gut Microbiota for Health
Did you know that your gut and lungs are in constant conversation? Scientists call this connection the gut-lung axis.| Gut Microbiota for Health
The topic for World Microbiome Day 2024 is “Feed your microbes”. We have interviewed scientists about the knowns and unknowns of what is a healthy gut microbiome and the current level of application of microbiome-directed personalized nutrition to healthcare.| Gut Microbiota for Health
There is a gulf between popular media claims about gut health and the actual science. We spoke to Kristina Campbell| Gut Microbiota for Health
Find out more about the link between how oral bacteria can alter the balance between health and disease beyond the oral cavity.| Gut Microbiota for Health
While the idea that our gut can influence our brain is not new, this is a rapidly growing area of research. Find out more on how gut microbes influence anxiety and stress and why tackling these psychological traits matters for irritable bowel syndrome.| Gut Microbiota for Health
The low amount of bacteria from the gut microbiota able to process bilirubin, a product of heme degradation, during the neonatal period of life suggests a strong connection between the microbiome composition and development of jaundice in infants. In other words, the lack of certain bacteria in the gut of infants seems to be linked to the risk of developing jaundice.| Gut Microbiota for Health
Food is considered the main trigger of digestive symptoms in the vast majority of patients living with IBS. While finding foods that do not prompt gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms has been a challenge for many people with IBS, restrictive diets can come with potential risks. Learn more about diets with evidence in IBS.| Gut Microbiota for Health
How does the gut microbiome influence the immune system? And what can we do to enhance gut health and in turn boost our resistance to infectious disease?| MR