Thanks to its key role in development, immunity and nutrition, the microbiome—the genetic material of all microorganisms that live in the human body—has attracted a lot of attention in recent years. The gut microbiome in particular, and how it affects overall health, has become a popular topic of scientific and medical research amid growing interest […]
Industry behemoth Cargill’s health tech arm has signed a multi-year platform agreement with life sciences and microbiome discovery company Eagle Genomics. The collaboration seeks to enable the digital transformation of microbiome and life sciences R&D across Cargill’s global locations. The deployment of the Eagle Genomics’ platform, called e[datascientist], will initially enable Cargill’s Health Technologies business […]
Have you ever heard the phrase “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”? Well it seems like the beneficial effects the fruit may have for your digestive system are due to the beneficial bacteria it contains. Research published by Frontiers: in Microbiology finds that an average apple contains at least 100 million bacteria. According […]
The specific strain, Akkermansia Muciniphila, has also been linked to fighting other diseases. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease – may be slowed by specific strains of gut microbes, according to researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. An ALS-like disease in mice showed slowed progression after they received […]
Pig study confirms the so-far perceived benefits of cranberries in tackling UTIs Cranberry oligosaccharides can keep the bacteria responsible for urinary tract infections (UTIs) from adhering to the cells lining the urinary tract, according to a new study published in American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Journal of Natural Products. To improve prevention strategies, researchers studied the […]
Jennewein Biotechnologie, which specializes in the research and manufacture of human milk oligosaccharides (HMO), and Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group (Yili Group), China’s leading dairy company, have signed of a Memorandum of Understanding on research into infant microbiome and HMOs. Their goal will be to develop an innovative infant formula and dairy products specifically tailored […]
Prebiotics (fermentable fibers) and probiotics (beneficial microbes) are key to establishing a healthy gut microbiome. While most dietary prebiotics can successfully traverse the digestive system, most dietary probiotics cannot survive digestion. Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences have developed a gel to help probiotics reach their destination: the colon. Probiotics are live microorganisms […]
The way in which the gut microbiome contributes to human health has been the subject of considerable research, with the quality of the microbial community linked to our ability to stay healthy, fight off pathogens, and improve immune responses. Now researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have demonstrated that it’s possible to promote […]
An increasing consumer interest in probiotics and the microbiome could be one reason why digestive health has hit the top of the nutraceutical and functional food industry agenda for the first time, say experts. In its annual survey of top experts and nutraceutical industry professionals, the organisers of Vitafoods Europe asked respondents to choose the […]
The advent of synthetic biology, to essentially enhance microorganism capability is the radical approach being proposed to address micronutrient deficiencies and ‘engineer’ health. Synthetic biology could be described as the adoption of engineering principles to design and assemble biological components. The biological components in this case is the microbiome of food that according to Dr […]
