News about the microbiome

Every third cancer diagnosis in Germany is a skin cancer diagnosis. This means 275.000 cases per year, in Germany only. MyMicrobiome scrutinized sixteen common sunscreens regarding their microbiome-friendliness. Read on for the (anonymized) details.

What factors influence our gut microbiome? Up until today, science has detected a number of factors that have an impact on the composition of our microbiome.

We all have come to face that we are amidst a gigantic mass extinction of global scope. The reasons for it are the rapid change that ecosystems are underlying, caused by climate change and utter destruction of habitats. In a nutshell, humans shape the planet faster than life on it is able to adjust to the new settings.

Probiotics, and other microbiome directed therapies, represent a diverse array of products and approaches. But just how far have we come in terms of this kind of personalization? A new paper written by 16 industry and academic scientists gives us some pointers.

Some of the most important decisions in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic include avoiding interpersonal contact, disinfecting hands after touching skills and following forces rules of breathing etiquette. At the same time we notice that we are increasingly lacking social contacts.

Our latest member in the “Microbiome-friendly” family: Lipoid Kosmetik from Switzerland that is producing plant-based extracts and actives, and Lipoid GmbH from Germany that produces natural lecithin and phospholipids on Pharma-grade level.

Antibiotics are today among the most common options of medication, despite the knowledge that it does not only kill pathogens, but also harms the useful microbes. After a course of antibiotics, some patients recover faster and some take some time to fully recover.

Caesarean section children have been shown to be more prone to various diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis and celiac disease. A newly released study be the University of Helsinki shows that fecal transplant from mother to child after birth could be the solution.

It has been about nine months now, that the new Corona virus is on its conquest around the globe. It forwards from host to host, efficiently spreading on every continent. Proud of being a serious and independent platform, we refrained from publishing any news on the matter in the first months of insecurity.