Browsing: Gut Health & Microbiome

Cambridge researchers have shown how commonly-used sweeteners slow the growth of certain gut bacteria. One sweetener in particular – isosteviol – when combined with the anti-depressant duloxetine significantly impaired two important gut bacteria linked to regulating blood sugar and gut health and may affect the body’s immune responses

The microbiome has been associated with gut health, risks of cardiac and metabolic disease, and even mental health, where the bacterial communities and the products that they produce influence human biology.1-4 Yet, in part because of the microbiome’s complexity, many of these studies have been limited to characterizing these populations broadly or investigating the impacts…

Researchers from Zoe and King’s College London conducted a six-week trial to assess the effects of Daily30, a blend designed to be mixed into food or drinks. They compared it with a probiotic supplement containing Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG – a well-studied probiotic strain known for supporting gut health, maintaining the intestinal barrier, and helping balance…

A growing supplements market may be trying to capitalise on this claim, but the truth is we still don’t know what a truly healthy gut microbiome really looks like

1. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vignan’s Foundation for Science, Technology and Research, Guntur, India

Antibiotic treatments can affect the composition of the community of bacteria living in the gut, known as the gut microbiome, for a long time. A new study shows that certain types of antibiotics can be linked to changes in the gut microbiome as long as four to eight years after treatment. The findings have now…

People are living longer. In the Netherlands, for example, the percentage of the population over 65 has risen from 12.8% in 1990 to 20.8% in 2025. And this pattern is repeated across the globe

Type 2 diabetes is estimated to affect more than 460 million people worldwide. Cases have continued to rise over recent decades, with projections suggesting that more than 1 billion people will be living with the condition by 2050

Dear Doctors: I just finished a tough year in grad school, and my diet hasn’t been that great. I know your gut microbiome has a lot to do with good health, and I want to get mine into better shape. I’m thinking about probiotic capsules, but it’s confusing. How do you know which ones to…

It’s hot in the UK. For many, myself included, it’s too hot. And the heat seems to be doing more than simply making us sweat and overheat at night