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Microbiome therapies: a maturing movement

Microbiome therapies: a maturing movement

On World Microbiome Day 2023, Hervé Affagard, CEO and co-founder of MaaT Pharma and Jeffrey Silber, Chief Medical Officer of Vedanta Biosciences delve into the current innovative landscape of microbiome-based therapeutics. Riding on the momentum of the first faecal...

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Live Biotherapeutic Products as Cancer Treatments

Live Biotherapeutic Products as Cancer Treatments

Almost every aspect of cancer can be influenced by microbiota including tumor onset, progression, and response to therapy. The increasing evidence of the role of microbiota in human health and disease has reinvigorated the interest in designing microbial products that...

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Gut microbiota in colorectal cancer development and therapy

Gut microbiota in colorectal cancer development and therapy

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the commonest cancers globally. A unique aspect of CRC is its intimate association with the gut microbiota, which forms an essential part of the tumour microenvironment. Research over the past decade has established that dysbiosis of...

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The Barcelona Debates on the Human Microbiome 2023

The Barcelona Debates on the Human Microbiome 2023

The Barcelona Debates on the Human Microbiome is an annual conference that brings together leading researchers and experts to discuss the latest developments in microbiome research. The ninth edition of the congress, organised by IrsiCaixa, with the support of “la...

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An integrated tumor, immune and microbiome atlas of colon cancer

An integrated tumor, immune and microbiome atlas of colon cancer

The lack of multi-omics cancer datasets with extensive follow-up information hinders the identification of accurate biomarkers of clinical outcome. In this cohort study, we performed comprehensive genomic analyses on fresh-frozen samples from 348 patients affected by...

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