GutMicrobiota Health

Could probiotics help beyond the gut in ulcerative colitis? A probiotic LAB plus mesalazine could restore the abundance of Firmicutes, improve anxiety disorder, and reduce Mayo Endoscopic Sub-score in UC patients with emotional disturbance: tinyurl.com/5vxnhbf5

Why AI has huge promise for genomics, it has consistently failed at microbiome-based prediction @blekhman delves into why AI keeps failing at microbiome prediction: blekhman.substack.com/p/ai-keeps-fai…

What's new and interesting in the dietary modulation of the intestinal barrier? This timely review updates mechanistic, structural, and functional insights in the field: tinyurl.com/bdcpxkez

Are you looking for one place to keep up to date on what's new and interesting in the gut microbiome from bedside to plate? Then you might enjoy our newsletters: gutmicrobiotaforhealth.com/latest-issues/

New findings from seven microbiome testing companies highlight the systemic issue of poor comparability that plagues the industry, due to methodological variability Also the stool reference material does not represent an absolute “ground truth”: tinyurl.com/48b6x9e6

GLP-1 receptor agonists also impact gut health This timely review in @NEJM updates the lights and shadows of these drugs: tinyurl.com/m9u8zaxa

Are you a scientist or healthcare provider working in #IBS?  Don't miss the opportunity to submit your abstract to @ibs_days, a biennial international meeting on the rapidly advancing field of IBS ⏰ Deadline: 26 April 2026 👉 ibsdays.com/abstract/

Harnessing the microbiome for disorders of gut-brain interaction The modulation of gut microbiome imbalance through the use of “the biotics family” could represent an effective and safe therapeutic strategy: tinyurl.com/3t5het28

What do we mean by gut health? A new @ISAPPscience Consensus Statement puts forward a definition of ‘gut health’ in an attempt to bring some clarity and consistency to a term that is widely used but often ill-defined and vague @NatRevGastroHep  tinyurl.com/mrxjbr57

Microbiome and diet emerge as a new frontier in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma diagnosis and prevention Learn more: tinyurl.com/44ej2m44

Not all microbiome research is ready for prime time Nice reading in @Cell_Metabolism on the knowns and unknowns and what the near future looks like: tinyurl.com/zwztepph

Gut motility as a driver of microbial community architecture and host–microbe evolution This opinion piece in @TrendsMicrobiol highlights understanding motility–microbial feedbacks inform dysmotility-related disorders: tinyurl.com/3czadxnp

We stand alongside the #IBS community and caregivers in recognition of IBS Awareness Month. Consult our irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) toolkit for guidelines, clinical practice updates, and education to inform your care: ow.ly/Yi3u50YBMZg.

Three landmark trials confirm that fecal microbiota transplantation is a promising approach to enhancing immunotherapy efficacy in advanced solid tumors This summary in @NatureMedicine summarizes implications for microbiome therapeutic development: tinyurl.com/57stufj3

Wheat fiber-enriched foods may reduce gut inflammation and curb the development of inflammatory bowel disease The mechanism involves the reprogramming of macrophages toward an M2-like phenotype @ScienceMagazine  tinyurl.com/5tsm75m7

Commensal-driven serotonin production modulates in vivo delivery of synthetic and viral vectors But substantial room for improvement remains regarding  safety, liver selectivity, and clinical translatability @ScienceMagazine  tinyurl.com/3fushrn8

Could microbial metabolites be potential biomarkers of sleep loss–associated health risks? Short-term sleep restriction in healthy humans alters 24-hour rhythmic profiles of microbially derived metabolites butyric acid and tryptophan @jclinicalinvest  tinyurl.com/3m4w4f6e

The effects of microplastics and nanoplastics on cardiovascular disease are partly explained by changes in the gut microenvironment This timely review in @NatRevCardiol updates the knowns and unknowns: tinyurl.com/bdd6x548

Host–microbe interactions are not merely a peripheral influence but a central element shaping the metaorganism’s physiological identity New findings provide clues into how metagenome shapes mammalian phenotype: tinyurl.com/4ztbhjd6

The gut-brain energy metabolism is important beyond the gut This work sharpens the gut-brain axis from a vague concept into a measurable metabolic pathway, providing clues for better treating depression @Cell_Metabolism  tinyurl.com/4ja7mtrc