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Maternal microbiota impact fetal development
Researchers from the Universities of Helsinki, Eastern Finland, and Turku conducted a study to understand how a mother’s microbiota influences her offspring’s development and health. They compared normal mice with germ-free mice (those lacking microbiota). They examined gene activity and metabolite levels in the fetuses’ intestines, brain, and placentas. This study aimed to uncover the
Clostridia Microbiota Cocktail Prevents Recurrent C. Diff
Infectious Disease > General Infectious Disease — 30.5% absolute risk reduction versus placebo with eight-strain oral product by Ingrid Hein, Staff Writer, MedPage Today April 19, 2023 An oral, investigational live biotherapeutic product containing eight strains of commensal Clostridia prevented recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections in a randomized, double-blind phase II trial. In the 79-participant study