Microbiome News

• ACOG 2019Microbiota in Reproductive Tract Linked to Preterm Birth Different bacteria in a woman's reproductive tract can contribute to or protect against early labor. Research continues into potential clinical interventions to make microbiota more supportive.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• Prior Infections and Anti-Infective Therapy Tied to Eating Disorders in Teens Hospital-treated and anti-infective-treated infections are associated with an increased risk of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS), such as binge eating, in adolescent girls, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2019
• Alosetron, Ramosetron Best Medications for IBS With Diarrhea or Mixed Stool Pattern Alosetron and ramosetron appear to be the best medications for treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with diarrhea (IBS-D) or mixed stool pattern (IBS-M), according to a network meta-analysis.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2019
• Bismuth Quadruple Therapy Best for H. Pylori Eradication In settings where susceptibility data are hard to come by, 14 days of bismuth quadruple therapy is likely best for Helicobacter pylori eradication, researchers report.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2019
• New Approaches Targeting the Microbiome in CV Disease The latest research is focusing on inhibiting or boosting various metabolites of gut bacteria rather than targeting the microbiome itself, a new review reports.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2019
• ILC 2019Oral Fecal Capsule Promising for Hepatic Encephalopathy There are few options for patients with recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, but an oral formulation of fecal microbiota could help, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2019
• GI Symptoms May Herald Mental Illness in Traumatized Kids Early-life adversity is associated with increased gastrointestinal problems in children that may affect brain development and behavior, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2019
• Ribaxamase Reduces C. Diff Infection After Beta-Lactam Therapy The beta-lactamase ribaxamase reduces the incidence of Clostridium difficile infections in hospitalized patients treated with intravenous ceftriaxone for lower-respiratory-tract infections, researchers report.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2019
• Fecal Microbiome Signature Detects Cirrhosis in Nonalcoholic Fatty-Liver Disease A fecal microbiome signature accurately detects cirrhosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty-liver disease (NAFLD), researchers report.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2019
• Gluten Intake in Toddlers Not Tied to Risk of Progression to Type 1 Diabetes Gluten intake is not associated with islet autoimmunity or progression to type 1 diabetes in high-risk older infants and toddlers, according to results from the DAISY study.
  Reuters Health Information, March 2019
• Lactobacilli Reduce Wheat-Induced Intestinal Inflammation in Mice Lactobacilli reduce wheat-induced intestinal inflammation in mice by degrading wheat amylase trypsin inhibitors (ATI), researchers report.
  Reuters Health Information, March 2019
• Gut Microbes May Predict Lupus Flares Disease flares in patients with lupus may be linked to decreased diversity of gut microbes and intestinal permeability, a study found.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2019
• AAAAI 2019Children Raised on Farms Avert Allergies Infants exposed to a diverse environment and animals have bacteria in their gut microbiomes that protect against atopy and asthma, new research shows, offering clues to future treatments.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2019
• High-Fat Diet Adversely Affects Gut Microbiota Higher-fat diets have unfavorable effects on gut microbiota, fecal metabolites and plasma proinflammatory factors, researchers from China report.
  Reuters Health Information, February 2019
• AAAAI 2019Historic Change Imminent in Food Allergy, Asthma Treatments Biologics, gene therapy, alterations to the microbiome, and immunotherapy are all dramatically changing the way allergy and asthma will be treated.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2019
• Gut Bacteria Tied to Depression Researchers identify specific gut bacteria associated with depression and create the first catalogue of potentially neuroactive gut bacteria.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2019
• Microbiome Model Predicts Glucose Spikes Better Than Carbs The findings may be a step toward personalized nutrition plans, according to the authors.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2019
• ISC 2019More Evidence Links Gut Bacteria to Dementia Depletion of certain gut bacteria, and an elevated level of other bacteria, are associated with an increased risk for dementia, a new study suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2019
• Jury Still Out on Fecal Transplants for Obesity As interest in fecal transplants from healthy donors to tackle obesity is gathering pace, results from trials are eagerly awaited to further inform on this topic, say experts.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2019
• Microbiome Analysis Powers Insights to Improve Sleep New technologies can help identify poor sleep patterns and help physicians and patients find solutions, such as making changes to alter the microbiome.
  Medscape Medical News, January 2019