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[ARTICLE] The intestinal microbiota, a major player in colorectal cancer

The colorectal cancer (CRC) ranks among the top 3 most frequent and deadly cancers in both men and women. Although the gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in maintaining intestinal homeostasis and overall health, recent research suggests its significant involvement in...

[ARTICLE] Kefir and Kombucha: are health promises justified?

Fermented beverages, such as kefir and kombucha, are gaining increasing place on the shelves of supermarkets, parallel to increasing research on their supposed health benefits. Are they substantiated by scientific knowledge? Gut microbiota and metabolic health Kefir...

How does our platform AnonyMine solve the problem of Data Anonymisation?

Would you like to reuse data for other studies, communicate on internal research, or just publish sensitive data? By becoming GDPR-compliant, our anonymisation platform AnonyMine, specialized in high-dimensional data such as clinical and microbiome, gives a second...

[ARTICLE] – How is microbiota involved in childhood mental illnesses such as ADHD and ASD?

There is growing evidence that the gut and the brain are linked. First observation: mental illnesses are commonly associated with gastrointestinal disorders, patients with neurological diseases often experience constipation, abdominal pain, or diarrhoea. Second: the...

[ARTICLE] Long chain unsaturated fat is cytotoxic for cancer cells

Dec 22, 2022 | Health

Killing tumour cells by fatty indigestion: here is the strategy to fight cancer, explored by Belgian scientists from...

[WEBPAPER] Patient Reported Outcomes: how to develop it and why use it in clinical studies?

Feb 24, 2022 | Health

« On a scale of 1 to 10, how do you feel today? » This is one of the questions that many patients may be confronted...

[ARTICLE] – Trial registration: different tools, same ethical principle.

Jan 27, 2022 | Food, Health, Nutrition

As described by the World Health Organization (WHO), “the registration of all interventional trials is considered to...

[ARTICLE] – Trial registration: different tools, same ethical principle.

by Administrateur Biofortis | Jan 27, 2022 | Food, Health, Nutrition

As described by the World Health Organization (WHO), “the registration of all interventional trials is considered to be a scientific, ethical and moral responsibility”.(1) The principle of trial registration is to declare the synopsis of the trial before the...

[ARTICLE] Measurement of body composition: concept and tools

by Administrateur Biofortis | Oct 27, 2021 | Health, Nutrition

As developed in our previous article on , the type of data obtained are useful for diagnosis, managing and understanding different physiological conditions such as weight loss, sarcopenia or others disease risk factors. Concept Analysis of body composition is based...

[INFOGRAPHIC] What is DXA ?

by Administrateur Biofortis | Oct 27, 2021 | Health, Nutrition

Do you want to discover more about body composition, read our article about concepts and tools of body composition.References : https://www.biofortis.fr/2021/10/27/body-composition-concepts-tools/ For more information, don't hesitate to contact us :

Observational studies: interest and specificities

by Administrateur Biofortis | Oct 20, 2020 | Health

“Real world data” (RWD), “real world evidence” (RWE) or “observational studies” are terms widely used in recent years and famous topics in many events such as congress, thematic days, workshops or even in authorities with national and international scope. The Food and...

[POSTER] Challenge test-based resilience as a measure for health

by Administrateur Biofortis | Sep 8, 2020 | Health

Challenge test-based resilience as a measure for health Sabrina Le Bouter-Banon 1, Sonia Brinet 1, Stéphane Deniau 1, Wilrike Pasman 2, Femke Hoevenaars 2, Karin Bosch 2, Suzan Wopereis 2, Valérie Collet 1, Françoise Le Vacon 1 1 Biofortis Mérieux NutriSciences,...

About Covid19 Serological testing

by Administrateur Biofortis | Sep 1, 2020 | Health

About COVID-19 Serological testing The global pandemic of COVID-19 continues to affect the world since its emergence late last year. Several weeks ago, Biofortis explained to you in a synthetic way the principle of RT-PCR detection analysis of the coronavirus, and...