News about the microbiome

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.

Many people do not know that our skin counts as an organ andin factis the biggest of all. An adult skin sums up to 1.5 to 2 qm and outweighs the associatedskeleton. Losing only 20% of the skin means the sure death. So, let’s shed some light on our skin!

The discipline formerly ridiculed as “poop science” turned out to be in fact pretty important, also to the average pooper, and is nowadays in the center of attention. “Fecal transplant” as a therapy, also today is kind of intimidating to most and far from being standard, but the acceptance has risen.

Especially the use of last resort antibiotics was pictured as highly problematic as it is almost completely restricted in medicine in order to prevent the development of resistance and keep these substances literally as “last resort” for life threatening cases.