Diet and gut microbiome contributions to host energy balance, with Dr. Karen Corbin PhD RD

This episode features Dr. Karen Corbin PhD RD from AdventHealth Translational Research Institute (USA), speaking about how the triad of diet, gut microbiome, and host characteristics contribute to energy balance as well as metabolic diseases. From the perspective of host physiology, she explores how to use diet to remodel the gut microbiome to impact energy […]

Progress in understanding the gut microbiome’s role in health and disease states, with Prof. Emad El-Omar MD FRCP

This episode features Prof. Emad El-Omar MD FRCP from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, speaking about a recent paper exploring the healthy microbiome concept, as well as the latest research on how the gut microbiome contributes to the pathophysiology of several diseases. Prof. El-Omar talked about research on H. pylori-induced disease […]

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Five points to know about biotics for animals, from an ISAPP-led paper

Biotics, including probiotics and prebiotics, are well known for their human health benefits. But a growing number of studies have focused on biotic use in both agricultural and companion animals. Biotics have been employed in animals to achieve a variety of health benefits as well as improvements in growth and production efficiency. A group of […]

The HACK index for measuring a health-associated gut microbiome, with Dr. Tarini Ghosh PhD

This episode features computational microbiologist Dr. Tarini Ghosh PhD from  Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (Delhi, India) speaking about his recently published paper that proposes a novel Health-Associated Core Keystone (HACK) index for measuring a healthy microbiome. To create the index, the group used a huge volume of sequence data – over 201 terabytes – […]

Regulatory science and the development of microbiome biomarkers, with Dr. Céline Druart PhD

This episode features Dr. Céline Druart PhD of Pharmabiotic Research Institute (PRI) speaking about the role of regulatory science in the development of microbiome biomarkers. First, PRI’s Communication and Membership Manager Camille Bello briefly describes the work of the PRI in supporting the development of therapeutic and diagnostic products derived from microbiome science. Regulation is […]

Identifying features of a healthy microbiome, with Raphaela Joos

This episode features Raphaela Joos from University College Cork in Ireland, speaking about efforts by the Human Microbiome Action Consortium to create an expert-led consensus around the concept of a healthy human microbiome. Ms. Joos, a PhD student who was first author of the resulting paper, notes that a healthy human microbiome can be defined […]

Advancing gut microbiome testing for use in clinical practice, with Dr. Gianluca Ianiro MD PhD

This episode features Dr. Gianluca Ianiro MD PhD, a gastroenterologist from the Fondazione A. Gemelli IRCCS and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome (Italy), speaking about how to advance gut microbiome testing for use in medicine. His interest in the gut microbiome began with the clinical observation that fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) was remarkably […]

Archive Highlight: Human milk oligosaccharides in the infant gut, with Dr. Simone Renwick PhD

In this episode, the ISAPP hosts discuss human milk and the infant gut with Dr. Simone Renwick PhD from Mother-Milk-Infant Center of Research Excellence (MOMI CORE) at UC San Diego, USA. Dr. Renwick talks about her work investigating how communities of microbes versus individual microbes in the infant gut metabolize human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) structures, […]

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ISAPP Board Scientist Honored by American Society for Nutrition as Inaugural Fellow

Prof. Kelly Swanson PhD from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a nutrition scientist from the ISAPP board of directors, has been named among 55 inaugural Excellence in Nutrition Fellows by the American Society for Nutrition (ASN). The Excellence in Nutrition recognition program was established this year to honor major contributions in advancing nutrition science and […]

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Exploring resources to inform probiotic recommendations: New UK Probiotic Guide Released

Well-informed healthcare professionals know the importance of recommending evidence-based probiotic products to their patients to achieve specific health benefits. But finding the available evidence and matching it with specific products available on the market can be challenging. Moreover, not all of the studies on probiotic products are high-quality, making the evidence difficult to assess. Clinical […]