Low-fibre diet linked to leaky gut: Mouse study
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.
Archives for January 4, 2018
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Principia SGR join existing investors including Nestlé Health Science and Seventure
Microbiome therapeutics: Enterome step up clinical development with €32m investment
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.
Dutch supermarket app will recommend healthier products over unhealthy ones
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.
Research suggests men with prostate cancer should reduce whole milk intake
In 2017, the American Cancer Society estimates that 161,360 men will be diagnosed with, and 26,730 will die from, prostate cancer.
Maternal use of folic acid and vitamins linked to reduced autism risk in children
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.