Candida albicans is a major fungal pathogen of humans. It exists as a commensal in the oral
cavity, gut or genital tract of most individuals, constrained by the local microbiota, epithelial …

The gut microbiota is a highly complex community which evolves and adapts to its host over
a lifetime. It has been described as a virtual organ owing to the myriad of functions it …

Chronic inflammation represents one of the most consistent biologic features of aging.
However, the precise etiology of persistent low-grade increases in inflammation remains …

Background Human gut microbiota are important for human health and have been regarded
as a “forgotten organ”, whose variation is closely linked with various factors, such as host …

Within the last decade, research regarding the human gut microbiome has exploded. While
the gastrointestinal tract was once regarded simply as a digestive organ, new technologies …

Alterations in intestinal microbiota composition are associated with several chronic
conditions, including obesity and inflammatory diseases. The microbiota of older people …

Medication-induced xerostomia and hyposalivation will increasingly become oral health
issues for older and geriatric patients because of the likely high prevalence of medication …

Age-related alterations in human gut microbiota composition have been thoroughly
described, but a detailed functional description of the intestinal bacterial coding capacity is …

The possibility to control inflamm-ageing represents a powerful tool to modulate and
counteract the major age-related pathologies and it is urgent to clarify the shady areas of the …

Most studies involving prebiotic oligosaccharides have been carried out using inulin and its
fructo‐oligosaccharide (FOS) derivatives, together with various forms of galacto …