Bacteria

The diversity and richness of bacteria in our gut may have a direct impact our risks of developing metabiolic conditions including heart disease and type 2 diabetes, according to the new MetaHIT data.

"An amazing result with possibly enormous implications for the treatment and even prevention of the greatest public health issue of our time"

Microbiome breakthrough: Gut flora implicated in metabolic disorders

By Nathan Gray

There is a distinct link between the composition of our gut bacteria and incidence of obesity related conditions including heart disease and diabetes, according to new data from the MetaHIT project.

The potential gut health benefits of berries offer fruitful research area

Do cranberry’s urinary tract benefits start in the gut?

The potential gut health benefits of berries offer fruitful research area

By Stephen Daniells in Charlotte, NC

Hippocrates once said, ‘All disease starts in the gut’, and the potential for berry compounds to influence the gut microbiota and positively impact human health is only beginning to be understood, according to presentations at this week’s Berry Health...

Heat-killed bacteria may benefit immune health

Heat-killed bacteria may benefit immune health

By Stephen Daniells

Daily intakes of a heat-treated bacterial strain Lactobacillus pentosus strain b240 may reduce the incidence of the common cold in elderly people, says a new study from Japan.

Prebiotic breakfast cereal gets gold standard RCT support

Prebiotic breakfast cereal gets gold standard RCT support

By Stephen Daniells

Fortifying ready-to-eat breakfast cereal with prebiotic wheat bran extracts can selectively enhance the growth of beneficial bacteria, say results from a double-blind, randomized, controlled, crossover trial.

Blueberry & broccoli may boost bowel health

Blueberry & broccoli may boost bowel health

By Stephen Daniells

Adding blueberries or broccoli to the diet may shift the balance of bacteria colonizing the gut, and improve inflammation associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), suggests new data from a mouse study.

Researchers close in on the ‘black box’ of bacterial vaginosis

Dispatches from Microbiota 2011

Researchers close in on the ‘black box’ of bacterial vaginosis

By Shane Starling in Paris

Dr Jacques Ravel, one the world’s leading vaginal microbia researchers, says revelations about differing ‘community types’ of vaginal bacteria could drastically improve treatments for the common condition, vaginosis.

Dead or alive: Benefits of probiotics need live organisms

Dead or alive: Benefits of probiotics need live organisms

By Stephen Daniells

The potential beneficial effects of select bacterial strains are dependent on the organisms being alive, says a new study that supports the WHO definition of probiotics as being ‘live microorganisms’.

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