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Minimal requirement for clinical metadata and sample processing in microbiome clinical studies
IHMCSA Consortium finalized the two-rounds Delphi process to suggest "Minimal requirement for clinical metadata and sample processing in microbiome clinical studies", aiming at finalizing SOPs on required clinical data and pre-analytics to design clinical trials. The procedure involved 72 scientists and experts worldwide along the first round, 61 in the second round, with a [...]
Gut Health & Fermented Foods – An Emerging Factor for Health and Disease Prevention?
The European Food Information Council (EUFIC) participate, last mid-September at the "Probiotics, Prebiotics, New Foods, Nutraceuticals, Botanicals & Phytomedicals for Nutrition & Human and Microbiota Health conference" held in Rome, Italy.
Advancing Microbiome Research: Highlights from the Workshop on Establishing Consensus for Microbiome Analysis Standards
The recent Workshop on "Establishing Consensus for Microbiome Analysis Standards" held on September 20th, 2023, at the Advanced Training Center (ATC) of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, marked a pivotal moment in the journey of the Human Microbiome Action project. Bringing together 25 distinguished experts in the field of human [...]
Are you a microbiome expert? Help tackle the lack of consensus in the field!
Clinicians with experience and knowledge in the human microbiome and stakeholders in medical micro-biotherapy have time until October 31st to enrol in the Delphi survey “Microbiome for Medical Doctors and Clinicians” and join a panel of 70+ registered international respondents! The aim of the Delphi survey on microbiome for healthcare professionals is to assess the [...]
Microbiome Self-Care: A Philosophical Perspective
Philosophy is not the first thing that comes to mind when we think about microbiome research. Yet, there is more philosophy at work in microbiome research than we tend to think, while philosophical research may open new perspectives, that we should address to avoid bigger problems in the future. It is likely that scientific [...]
Human Microbiome Action – Delphi Surveys
The Human Microbiome Action project harnesses the power of Delphi Surveys to gather expert opinions and drive progress towards consensus in microbiome research. Through five different questionnaires, the project addresses key topics in the field such as biomarker validation, preclinical models, and fecal microbiota transplantation. The outcomes of these surveys will be used further [...]
Why Isn’t Your Doctor Focusing on Your Microbiome?
Do you suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) that affects your daily life? Or perhaps your child has been diagnosed with Autism and you've heard that faecal transplantation could be helpful. Maybe you're undergoing chemotherapy for cancer, and you're concerned about the impact on your microbiota. You're not alone. Many people have similar concerns [...]
TEDx talk “Advocating for the Microbial Human: A Zone to Defend”
"Advocating for the Microbial Human: A Zone to Defend" (Plaidoyer pour l'humain microbien: une zone à défendre) is the title of the TEDx Talk held by Human Microbiome Action's researcher Joël Doré. Thanks to his deep knowledge of the intestinal microbiota and an experience of almost 40 years in the field, Doré illustrated why [...]
Microbiome outcomes in clinical trials: a workshop
In a bid to enhance the comparability of clinical microbiome studies, a two-day online workshop was held on the 12th and 13th of December 2022 within the framework of the Horizon 2020 project “Human Microbiome Action” which aims to maximize the impact of European microbiome research and innovation to tackle the epidemics of chronic [...]
