The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Important Safety Alert regarding the use of FMT and risk of serious adverse reactions due to transmission of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms. The Alert was issued after two immunocompromised adults […]
Chemicals produced by healthy bacteria could be used to assess the health of the gut microbiome and help identify critically-ill children at greatest risk of organ failure, a study published in Critical Care Medicine has […]
Synlogic, Inc. (Nasdaq: SYBX), a clinical-stage company applying synthetic biology to beneficial microbes to develop novel, living medicines and Ginkgo Bioworks, the organism company, today announced a platform collaboration to accelerate expansion and development of […]
Speakers: Thomas Tompkins, R&D Manager & Ghania Sohail, Clinical Research Associate – Rosell Institute for Microbiome & Probiotics by Lallemand
BiomX Ltd., a microbiome company developing both natural and engineered phage therapies, today announced it has licensed a new set of bacterial targets from JSR Corporation, for the development and commercialization of phage therapies for […]
The gut microbiome is a complex, interconnected ecosystem of species. And, like any ecosystem, some organisms are predators and some are prey. A new study led by investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the […]
When it comes to buying probiotics, many product labels do not give consumers enough information to make an informed decision, according to a research team led by Georgetown University Medical Center. In their study, published […]
Yale researchers identified human gut microbes that metabolize over 150 therapeutic drugs, a finding that highlights the role bacteria play in determining how well individuals respond to medications, they report June 3 in the journal […]
Probiotics are increasingly being researched and marketed as functional ingredients to enhance health. As the market for these products grows, consumers face difficulty in distinguishing between high- and low-quality products. In the current context, is […]
Axial Biotherapeutics, a biotechnology company dedicated to building a unique class of gut-targeted programs for neurodegenerative diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders, today announced the publication of new findings in Cell by Sarkis K. Mazmanian, Ph.D., the […]