There is growing recognition of the role of diet and other environmental factors in modulating
the composition and metabolic activity of the human gut microbiota, which in turn can impact …

The concept that the gut microbiota serves as a virtual endocrine organ arises from a
number of important observations. Evidence for a direct role arises from its metabolic …

Pivotal to brain development and function is an intact blood-brain barrier (BBB), which acts
as a gatekeeper to control the passage and exchange of molecules and nutrients between …

Non-caloric artificial sweeteners (NAS) are among the most widely used food additives
worldwide, regularly consumed by lean and obese individuals alike. NAS consumption is …

The microorganisms that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract comprise a complex
ecosystem with functions that significantly contribute to our systemic metabolism and have …

Gut microbiota is essential to human health, playing a major role in the bidirectional
communication between the gastrointestinal tract and the central nervous system. The …

Human gut microbiota directly influences health and provides an extra means of adaptive
potential to different lifestyles. To explore variation in gut microbiota and to understand how …

Several bacterial species have been implicated in the development of colorectal carcinoma
(CRC), but CRC‐associated changes of fecal microbiota and their potential for cancer …

Background This study was undertaken to characterize the vaginal microbiota throughout
normal human pregnancy using sequence-based techniques. We compared the vaginal …

The important role of the gut microbiome in maintaining human health has necessitated a
better understanding of the temporal dynamics of intestinal microbial communities as well as …