While the use of faecal matter transplants for conditions like recurrent C. diff infections is growing rapidly, the process lacks an ‘appropriate’ regulatory framework, say experts.
A lack of dietary fibre leads to a rapid increase in gut permeability and changes in microbiota composition in mice, says a new study in Cell Host & Microbe.
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Principia SGR join existing investors including Nestlé Health Science and Seventure
French biotech Enterome will step up its development of microbiome-based clinical therapeutics for IBD and cancer after raising €32 million in Series D Financing.
The Netherlands’ government-backed Nutrition Centre has launched an app that consumers can use to compare brands in store and find the healthiest one. "We hope to unleash a revolution in the supermarket," it says.
Mothers, who use folic acid and multivitamin supplements before and during pregnancy, appear to reduce their offspring’s risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study from Israel.
