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Metagenomics, Microbiome Transmission, Gut Microbiome in Health & Disease | Nicola Segata
A deep dive into the enigmatic world of sleep, exploring its biological functions, evolutionary origins, and diverse manifestations across different species.
New gut science: 3 bacteria that keep your heart healthy | Prof. Tim Spector & Prof. Nicola Segata
There’s an unseen world within you, teeming with trillions of tiny inhabitants. Your gut microbiome contains millions of bugs. Some bugs are beneficial, while others wreak havoc, quietly disrupting your health. What if these disruptive "invasive species" are silently driving the rise of cardiometabolic diseases, the leading cause of illness in Western countries?
Integrative analyses of dicarbonyls and advanced glycation end-products with multiomic profiles across tissue, plasma and stool samples reveal methylglyoxal accumulation in colon cancer
This pilot integrative analysis highlighted novel coherent associations among tissue, circulating, and stool levels of MGO-derived AGEs, the expression of AGE-related metabolic pathways, and microbial signatures in colon cancer. If confirmed in larger studies, these candidate molecular and microbial interactions may provide novel insights into the dicarbonyl stress involvement in tumor biology.
From Womb to Weaning: Microbial Signals That Shape the Developing Brain
This review synthesizes current knowledge on the temporal dynamics of gut colonization and brain maturation. Drawing on mechanistic insights from animal models, we emphasize the central role of the maternal microbiota and particularly, microbially derived metabolites that cross the feto-placental barrier and shape fetal brain development. We also discuss molecular and cellular targets of microbial influence, implications for neurodevelopmental disorders, and potential therapeutic strategies.
Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, depleted in the Parkinson’s disease microbiome, improves motor deficits in α-synuclein overexpressing mice
Gut microbiome composition is altered in Parkinson’s disease (PD), the fastest-growing neurological condition, that is characterized by neurodegeneration, motor dysfunction, and is frequently accompanied by gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms.
Gut microbiome composition and function reflect socioeconomic deprivation
Socioeconomic status (SES) correlates with adverse health outcomes, but the underlying biological mechanisms remain unclear. We examined how area-level deprivation (Townsend Deprivation Index) influences gut microbiome composition and function and whether the gut microbiome mediates the effects of deprivation on metabolic and mental health.
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