Women’s Health & the Microbiome Women’s health refers to a collection of conditions experienced exclusively by women such as pregnancy or menopause, or experienced differently by women than men, such as heart disease and anxiety. […]
Researchers from University of California San Diego, as part of a large collaboration with scientists around the world, have developed a new search tool to help researchers better understand the metabolism of microorganisms. Microbes are […]
Researchers at APC Microbiome Ireland (APC), a world-leading SFI research centre based in University College Cork (UCC), have made a world-first discovery in the role the human virome plays in stress management. The findings support […]
A new study published online October 11, 2023 in Nature highlights the vast array of functional diversity of microbes through a novel approach to better understand microbial communities by looking at protein function within them. […]
INTRODUCTION Every corner of the human body is inhabited by microbes, collectively known as the microbiome. Thousands of publications over the last decade have described how these microorganisms influence human physiology, health and disease, and […]
Microbiome research promises to transform human health; however, until now the field has been held back by the challenges of translating microbiome data into novel treatments, ingredients, diagnostics, and other healthcare solutions. A number of […]
The composition and metabolic output of the human gut microbiome is shaped by several environmental factors, an important one being diet. To better understand the relationship between diet and microbiome function researchers must develop methods […]
Defining the term “strain” is a conscientious issue within the microbiome field. Broadly speaking, a bacterial strain is a sub-group within a species with unique characteristics such as genetic makeup, metabolism, and morphology. But standards […]
Yeast and bacteria combination for the best of both worlds Yeast and bacteria have been successfully used as probiotic for decades: bacteria, mainly from the Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria species; and yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. […]
Abstract Microbiome drug development has captured significant interest over the last decade. However, despite the recent clinical and regulatory success stories, this area is lately regarded as a high-risk one by investors given the current […]
Historically, researchers have surveyed the composition and/or expression of microorganisms within the human gut microbiome by collecting fecal samples, isolating microbial nucleic acids, and using those nucleic acids to analyze the microbial species present within […]