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Research Grant for Small Intestine Microbiome Projects
25/08/2020 Are you interested in advancing your understanding of the role of the small intestine microbiome on human health? The Global Grants for Gut Health, a funding programme co-supported by Nature Research and Yakult Honsha Ltd, are currently looking to fund research on this topic.
Read moreOur Interview with Dr Kevin Barrett
15/09/2020 Dr Kevin Barrett is a GP with a specialist interest in gastroenterology. We caught up with him to find out more about his passion for raising awareness about gut health and how we can get more people talking about their bowels this Love Your Gut Week…
Read moreGut Health Myths Debunked
15/09/2020 From food intolerance tests to apple cider vinegar, Love Your Gut expert Dr Megan Rossi (RD) highlights some of the many myths surrounding gut health and explains the science to debunk those that are false or clarify those where there is truth to them.
Read moreProceedings of the 9th International Yakult Symposium
28/10/2020 Following the 9th International Yakult Symposium in Belgium (2018), the proceedings have now been published in the new journal Gut Microbiome. This open access paper details talks, delivered by international experts, on topics including the role of the microbiota in cancer, the mechanisms of probiotics and many more.
Read moreOur interview with Natasha Haskey
25/08/2020 Natasha Haskey is a Registered Dietitian currently working towards her PhD within the Centre for Microbiome and Inflammatory Research at the University of British Columbia. We caught up with her to find out more about her career and research.
Read moreOur Interview with Dr James Stewart
15/05/2020 We caught up with Dr James Stewart, the Clinical Lead for Adult Nutrition at University Hospitals of Leicester and the person behind the popular twitter page ‘Nutrition Doc’ @Leicnut, to find out more about his career and social media work to combat nutritional myths.
Read moreThe Intestinal Microbiota and Probiotics: Exploiting their Infleunce on Health
London, UK
22nd-23rd April, 2013
Read moreThe Role of Probiotics on the Roadmap to a Healthy Microbiota
Ghent, Belgium
19-20th April, 2018
Read moreOur interview with Dr Daniel March
25/11/2020 Dr Daniel March is a Research Associate at the University of Leicester where he plays a key role in running clinical trials that aim to reduce cardiovascular risk and improve outcomes for renal patients, such as the NIHR funded CYCLE-HD trial and an upcoming trial using L. casei Shirota. We caught up with him to find out more about his career and research.
Read moreOur interview with Professor Sarah Lebeer
28/10/2020 Sarah Lebeer is a Professor of Microbiology & Biotechnology at the University of Antwerp and is currently leading a team of researchers in exploring the field of the vaginal microbiota & women’s health. We caught up with her to find out more about her career and research…
Read moreFibre, health and the role of the gut microbiota
25/11/2020 The benefits of fibre for health have been known for centuries. In a recent review by Koç and colleagues, they explore how some of these effects may be mediated by the relationship between fibre and the gut microbiota, including the production of short chain fatty acids and maintenance of the mucus layer.
Read moreSynbiotic: more than just a probiotic + prebiotic?
28/10/2020 With the term ‘synbiotic’ appearing more often on supplement and food products, and the research in the field growing, the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics convened an expert panel to create a new definition for the term.
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