Microbiome News

• Early-Onset Colon Cancer Projected to Double by 2030 “We’re seeing a lot of younger people with this disease. It’s rather alarming,” says the author of a review that predicts further increases.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• Can Fecal Transplants Help Reverse Aging? New research provides 'tantalizing' evidence for the direct involvement of gut microbes in aging and the possibility of gut microbe-based anti-aging therapies.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• Steroids Less Effective in Older-Onset Ulcerative Colitis Clinical remission rates at 30 days were lower among patients with older-onset UC compared to younger-onset cases.
  Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2022
• Periodontitis May Be Linked With Systemic Diseases Periodontitis may be associated with Alzheimer's disease and other chronic disorders, according to epidemiologic studies. The data suggest the importance of oral health for overall health.
  Medscape Medical News, May 09, 2022
• Probiotic Improves Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Thirty days of treatment with Bifidobacterium longum 35624 was associated with a significant decrease in symptom severity in more than half of patients in a French study.
  Medscape Medical News, May 09, 2022
• Smart Toilets: Next Tool Against Diseases (Including COVID) Human stool contains a treasure trove of valuable health information. New tech-enabled toilets offer a way to capture key insights before they're flushed away.
  WebMD Health News, May 09, 2022
• COVID-19 Infection Has More Than 50 Long-Term Effects Dyspnea, muscle weakness, and cognitive and mood problems are among the long-term effects of COVID-19 infection. Aerobic exercise and strength training improve these symptoms.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2022
• ESOC 2022 Gut Bacteria Linked to Stroke Severity, Risk Two studies presented at ESOC strengthen the argument that gut microbiota might play a key role in stroke severity and improving outcomes.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2022
• Probiotics Combat Infant Malnutrition by Restoring Key Gut Bacteria In severely malnourished Bangladeshi infants, restoring a strain of the bacterial species Bifidobacterium infantis promoted rapid weight gain and lowered markers of intestinal inflammation, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, April 19, 2022
• Targeting the Microbiota May Help Manage Type 2 Diabetes Administering Akkermansia muciniphila may improve insulin sensitivity and lower serum insulin and plasma total cholesterol levels for patients with type 2 diabetes, according to recent research.
  Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2022
• Oral Probiotic Could Improve HPV Clearance Early evidence suggests an oral probiotic may be an effective strategy to manage HPV. The study was published as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed.
  First Look, April 20, 2022
• Probiotic LGG Doesn't Lessen Eczema, Asthma, or Rhinitis Risk The researchers said they cannot support its use in this population of children at high risk for allergic disease.
  Medscape Medical News, April 18, 2022
• Engineered Bacteria Could Protect Gut from Antibiotics: Study 'The problem comes when interventions such as medications or particular kinds of diets affect the composition of the microbiota and create an altered state, called dysbiosis.'
  WebMD Health News, April 13, 2022
• Pneumonia Shows Strong Connection to Chronic Otitis Media Chronic otitis media was significantly more likely among individuals with a history of pneumonia.
  Medscape Medical News, April 06, 2022
• Vaginal Estradiol May Benefit Postmenopausal Women Vaginal estradiol tablets promoted significant changes in the vaginal microbiota in postmenopausal women compared with vaginal moisturizer or placebo.
  Medscape Medical News, April 05, 2022
• Antibiotic Use in Midlife Ups Risk of Cognitive Decline Prolonged consumption of antibiotic may have negative effects on cognition comparable to those caused by 3 to 4 years of aging.
  Medscape Medical News, April 01, 2022
• Dishes May Get Dirtier With the Kitchen Sponge Dish sponges are teeming with bacteria, warn scientists who say they probably aren't the healthiest option for cleaning the dishware we eat off.
  WebMD Health News, March 30, 2022
• Meet a Fierce Advocate for Women's Health: Jen Gunter, MD With nearly 400,000 followers, Gunter never shies away from a controversy.
  WebMD Health News, March 28, 2022
• Long-Term Antibiotic Use Tied to Later Cognitive Decline in Women Women who report significant antibiotic use in midlife may be more likely to experience cognitive decline in later life, a new study finds.
  Reuters Health Information, March 23, 2022
• What's the Future of Microbiome Therapies in CDI, Cancer? Preventive treatments for C difficile recurrence are in phase 3 trials. Oncologists are also investigating microbiome-based differences in treatment response.
  Medscape Medical News, March 18, 2022