Microbiome

Individualized mosaics of microbial strains transfer from the maternal to the infant gut

Clinical Lab Manager talks with Sandrine Miller-Montgomery, PharmD, PhD, about microbiome research and its applications in cancer research

Researchers have mapped out the cell types behind various brain disorders, finding that cells from the gut's nervous system are involved in Parkinson's disease 

CHOP researchers reveal critical new information on bacterial colonization of the infant gut

What's in store for microbiome research?

New study shows that the burden and type of bacteria found in the lungs predicts patient outcomes

Scientists review the evidence for using fecal transplantation and pre- and probiotics in patients with Parkinson's disease in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease

Findings could pave the way towards new  early detection or prevention tools

What the latest studies mean for future clinical trials

Over the last decade, it's become clearer than ever that bacteria in the human gut—collectively termed the microbiome—play a key role in health and disease