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Influence of vitamin D supplementation on a baby's gut microbiome
Date: 19/08/2020
New research from the CHILD Cohort Study has shed light on the influence of vitamin D supplementation on a baby's developing gut microbiome. The study, published in the journal Gut Microbes, found that vitamin D supplementation is associated with compositional changes in a baby's microbiome—notably a lower abundance of the bacteria Megamonas—at three months of age.
Antibiotics associated with increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease
Date: 17/08/2020
Antibiotics use, particularly antibiotics with greater spectrum of microbial coverage, may be associated with an increased risk of new-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its subtypes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
Personalised probiotic cocktails’ could be the future in tackling gut dysbiosis, study finds
Date: 11/08/2020
“Personalised probiotic cocktails” may be possible after a team use new insights to predict the success of Faecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) in addressing recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (rCDI).
Gut bacteria in people with Huntington's disease may be a potential drug target
Date: 06/08/2020
A world first clinical study of the gut microbiome in people with Huntington's disease (HD) has found that it is not just a disease of the brain, but also of the body. The study, led by Monash University's Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, with collaboration from the Florey Institute for Neurosciences found evidence of gut dysbiosis (altered bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract) in people with HD, with some of the gut measures associated with disease symptoms, such as impaired movements and thinking.
Probiotics alone or combined with prebiotics may help ease depression
Date: 06/07/2020
Probiotics alone or combined with prebiotics may help ease depression
Creating a new paradigm for understanding the individual effects of diet
Date: 18/06/2020
Researchers have made a major breakthrough in understanding how individuals can have different reactions to the same diets.
Gut-brain axis: Microbiome linked to neuron disease
Date: 18/05/2020
Harvard University scientists have identified a new gut-brain connection in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease (MND), through a study in mice. The researchers found that in mice with a common ALS genetic mutation, changing the gut microbiome using antibiotics or faecal transplants could prevent or improve disease symptoms.
Scientists explore links between genetics, gut microbiome and memory
Date: 29/04/2020
A new study is among the first to trace the molecular connections between genetics, the gut microbiome and memory in a mouse model bred to resemble the diversity of the human population.
How does sugar drive consumption? Scientists discover gut-brain sugar sensor in mice
Date: 15/04/2020
The discovery of a specialized gut-brain circuit offers new insight into the way the brain and body evolved to seek out sugar. By laying the foundation for new ways to modify this circuit, this research offers promising new paths to reducing sugar over-consumption.
Dietary compounds found to influence gut metabolites, buffering stress
Date: 03/03/2020
Prebiotics can improve sleep and boost stress resilience by influencing gut bacteria and the metabolites they produce - study.
28 February 2020 - MedicalXpress - Study: Mother's gut microbiota may shape metabolism of offspring
Date: 28/02/2020
In a mouse model, a mother's gut microbiota were seen to shape the metabolism of her offspring in later life.
Mediterranean diet increases gut bacteria linked to healthy ageing in older adults
Date: 18/02/2020
Study study finds that eating a Mediterranean diet causes microbiome changes linked to improvements in cognitive function and memory, immunity and bone strength.
17 February 2020 - Nutraingredients - Poop-eating lab mice affect probiotic research outcomes, says study
Date: 17/02/2020
Researchers have studied a key difference between the microbiome of lab mice and humans caused by rodents' tendency to eat their own faeces, which they say could have wide-ranging implications to numerous research areas.
Gut feelings: Gut bacteria are linked to our personalities
Date: 28/01/2020
Study finds that gut microbiome composition and diversity are related to differences in personality, including sociability and neuroticism.
Food additives and sweeteners found to impact gut microbiome diversity
Date: 27/01/2020
Certain additives and artificial sweeteners can change microbial composition, say scientists, who note the altered profile is similar to that seen in those with inflammatory bowel disease or obesity.
27 January 2020 - MedicalXpress - Turning to the gut to better understand depression
Date: 27/01/2020
Study asks if the microbes in our digestive track can influence our mental state and, if so, how?
27 January 2020 - Eurekalert - Algae shown to improve gastrointestinal health
Date: 27/01/2020
Project is the first to test green algae on symptoms related to human digestion.
24 January 2020 - Nutraingredients - Can our microbiome accurately identify diseases … and predict death?
Date: 24/01/2020
Microbiome sequencing is ‘more accurate’ than full genome sequencing at distinguishing between healthy and ill people… and could predict whether you are likely to die in the next 15 years, two new papers suggest
23 January 2020 - Nutraingredients - What your child’s gut health says about their behavior
Date: 23/01/2020
Recent research indicates the gut microbiome could be a potential determinant of how a child’s environment ultimately impacts their neurobiological function and mental health outcomes.
22 January 2020 - The Guardian - The poo panacea: inside the strange, surprising world of faecal transplants
Date: 22/01/2020
When treating antibiotic-resistant infections, injecting patients with other people’s excrement - a fecal transplant - can be highly effective. Could it be the answer to dementia, anorexia and obesity too?
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