“The association of microbial GABA metabolism [the brain protein gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)] with mental health is highly compelling.” Jack Gilbert, Argonne microbial ecologist Researchers have established a correlation between depression and a group of neurotransmitter-producing […]
The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Biology and Biomedicine category has gone in this eleventh edition to American researcher Jeffrey Gordon, for his fundamental discovery of the importance of the gut microbial […]
Scientists working on the gut microbiome* have discovered and isolated more than 100 completely new species of bacteria from healthy people’s intestines. The study from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Australia, […]
Viome announces it has entered into an agreement with Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) to acquire Habit, a leading personalized nutrition company that takes the guesswork out of eating right. Now operating as one, the two […]
While“healthy” microbiome remains to be defined, microbiome disruption is associated with numerous diseases, offering new therapeutic opportunities if causalities are demonstrated. Europe is at the forefront of the understanding of the Microbiome and is well placed […]
The list of presentations from any recent microbiome conference shows the diversity of approaches by which scientists are pursuing discovery of microbiome-focused therapeutics. And common to all of these approaches is the essential need to […]
The Pharmabiotic Research Institute (PRI), a non-for-profit pro industry group that assists its members with the development of their Microbiotic Medicinal Products (MMPs) is hosting an ‘/OMICS’ Task Group March 14th in Paris, following Pharmabiotics 2019 Conference […]
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:2264), a Japanese dairy product company, today announced new research showing that consumption of its proprietary probiotic Morinaga Bifidobacterium infantis M-63 improved the mental state of victims of the disastrous 2014-2015 […]
4D pharma plc (AIM: DDDD) announces the publication of a paper outlining the mechanism and strong immuno-stimulatory effects of MRx0518. The paper ‘The flagellin of candidate live biotherapeutic Enterococcus gallinarum MRx0518 is a potent immunostimulant‘ […]
Azitra, Inc., a company developing microbiome-based cosmetics and therapeutics to treat skin diseases and conditions, announced that enrollment has been completed for the first human safety study of AZT-04. AZT-04 is the Company’s lead product […]
Microbiome discovery platform company Eagle Genomics announces funding of $3.5M led by the Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF Partners), a European growth fund specialising in promoting sustainability through innovation. The raise will accelerate the development of […]