We can now toast the health of our intestinal microbiota with a beer! The results of a recent study highlight the unsuspected benefits of this beverage for our bacterial flora. This news is likely to delight many people. A clinical trial linking beer and microbiota A team of Portuguese scientists has set up a clinical study to show the potentially beneficial effects of beer on health. More specifically, on the intestinal microbiota. After selecting 22 male subjects, they are divided into two groups. After selecting 22 male subjects, they are divided into two groups. In the study, they had to consume [...]

What are the impacts of Humans on the microbiome? According to Peixoto and his team of researchers, "impacts of Humans can disrupt healthy microbiomes, causing dysbiosis characterised by loss of diversity, evenness and homeostasis, and increased prevalence of microbes, hypermutation and antimicrobial resistance. This can result in: Disrupted ecosystems, The outbreaks of pests ans pathogens, Increased risk of disease. Microbiome stewardship can exploit the microbiome given that these microbial communities are key members of the holobiont, connect all entities in the ecosystem, respond rapidly to manipulation with immediate effects and are easier to manipulate than macro-organisms. The use of probiotics or [...]

In this article, we presented the PROTECT-EHC protocol. The aim of this American clinical study was to test the effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG on the transmission of COVID-19 within the same household. The results are now published. A new strategy to fight COVID? For almost two years now, the coronavirus has been affecting our lives. One of the strategies proposed to limit its impact has been vaccination. Vaccination has been one of the strategies proposed to limit its impact. Although effective in limiting the severe symptoms associated with SARS-CoV-2, the uptake of vaccines has been limited. In addition, the immunity [...]

Dysbiosis of the gut microbiota may be linked to the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a team of researchers. What is rheumatoid arthritis? RA is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the joints. It is an autoimmune disease that progresses in flare-ups. Thus, the antibodies produced by the body will attack the synovial membrane of the joints. RA is characterized by joint deformation and destruction, joint pain, swelling and inflammation. It is a multifactorial disease, dependent on environmental, hormonal, immunological and genetic factors, although the exact origin of the disease is still unknown. However, a new component seems to interest [...]