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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...

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

Sep 8, 2020 | Health

Challenge test-based resilience as a measure for health Sabrina Le Bouter-Banon 1, Sonia Brinet 1, Stéphane Deniau...

About Covid19 Serological testing

Sep 1, 2020 | Health

About COVID-19 Serological testing The global pandemic of COVID-19 continues to affect the world since its emergence...

The positive role of nutritional support in the treatment of COVID-19 (Part 2)

Jun 9, 2020 | Food, Health

Route of Nutrition Support The last article sets forth the rationale for utilizing nutrition support among patients...

Microbiome research in health – Interview with Nicola Segata, the winner of the ‘Institut Mérieux -Young Investigator Awards’, at Pharmabiotics2019

by Administrateur Biofortis | Apr 10, 2019 | Health, Microbiome

Pr Nicola Segata (Centre for Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento, Italy) received an award from Institut Mérieux, on March 13th.

A statement on Autism Spectrum Disorder: On the Autism Awareness Day 2019

by Administrateur Biofortis | Apr 2, 2019 | Health, Microbiome

On today’s Autism Awareness Day, we wished to discuss what the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is and some of the medical, social, economic, and scientific aspects that surround it.

Cranberry consumption: a natural approach for Urinary Tract Infections’ treatment

by Administrateur Biofortis | Mar 12, 2019 | Health, Microbiome

An article about the effect of Cranberry' consumption for treatment of the Urinary Tract Infection’s (UTIs) was published, in the magazine ‘La Phytothérapie Européenne’ (Nov.-Dec. 2018), by Arkopharma Laboratoires in collaboration with Biofortis Mérieux...

Genes and Gastro-Enteritis

by Administrateur Biofortis | Jan 21, 2019 | Health

Thomas Carton R&D / Clinico-microbiota lab manager, Biofortis Mérieux NutriSciences. The main culprits of your gastroenteritis are your parents, and this is not only due to a lack of hygiene education, as is commonly believed. Did you know this is also related...

Biobank in oncology: Biofortis & IMODI project

by Administrateur Biofortis | Nov 23, 2018 | Health

Biofortis has been a partner for 7 years in the IMODI project, a public-private consortium of 18 partners aiming at some developing experimental models for human cancers (liver, prostate, ovarian, breast, lung...) to accelerate the discovery of innovative treatments...

Interview with Pr Vassili Soumelis, MD-PhD, Hôpital Saint-Louis (Paris, France)

by Administrateur Biofortis | Nov 9, 2018 | Health

Pr Soumelis is a medical doctor specialized in hematology. He received his medical training in Paris, followed by a residency in clinical hematology in Lyon, and a PhD in immunology in the USA (DNAX Research Institute). Since 2011, he has coordinated with Dr....