Tag: gut microbiome

  • Health

    Gut check

    Changes in gut microbiome in longitudinal study of infants precede onset of celiac disease.

    INfant in doctor's hands.
  • Science & Tech

    Gut microbiome influences ALS outcomes

    The researchers found that in mice with a common ALS genetic mutation, changing the gut microbiome could prevent or improve disease symptoms.

    Microscopic image showing inflammation.
  • Health

    You are what you eat — and how you cook it

    Scientists have recently discovered that different diets — say, high-fat versus low-fat, or plant-based versus animal-based — can rapidly and reproducibly alter the composition and activity of the gut microbiome, where differences in the composition and activity can affect everything from metabolism to immunity to behavior.

    Professor Rachel Carmody
  • Health

    Human-gut-on-a-chip model offers hope for IBD sufferers

    In a new study, the Wyss Institute’s human-gut-on-a-chip technology is used to co-culture gut microbiome and human intestinal cells, which could spur innovation of novel therapies for inflammatory bowel diseases.

  • Health

    Your gut’s what you eat, too

    A new Harvard study shows that, in as little as a day, diet can alter the population of microbes in the gut – particularly those that tolerate bile – as well as the types of genes expressed by gut bacteria.