Gut microbe enzyme with surprising metabolic capabilities offers new therapeutic possibilities

Gut microbe enzyme with surprising metabolic capabilities offers new therapeutic possibilities

To address childhood malnutrition—which affects 200 million children globally—researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a therapeutic food that nourishes the collection of beneficial microbes that reside in the gut, and improves children’s growth and other measures of their health. But to understand just how this food therapy works, the research team led by physician-scientist Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, zeroed in on how the children’s gut microbiomes respond to the therapy.

​Medical Xpress – latest medical and health news stories

Read More

Comments

No comments yet. Why don’t you start the discussion?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *