/channels/taxonomy/term/24849/all en /channels/channels/news/microbes-orbit-understanding-spaceflights-impact-gut-health-359028 <p>Scientists have uncovered how space travel profoundly alters the gut microbiome, yielding insights that could shape future space missions. </p> <p>The groundbreaking study, led by a Ï㽶ÊÓƵ researcher in collaboration with University College Dublin (UCD), NASA’s GeneLab and an international consortium, offers the most detailed profile to date of how space travel affects gut microbes. </p> Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:45:37 +0000 webfull 201851 at /channels /channels/channels/news/feeling-confinement-gut-330596 <p>Crew members who took part in the Mars500 experiment showed significant changes in their gut microbiota from their 520 days in confinement, according to a new study by scientists at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and the Université de Montreal (UdeM).</p> Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:20:43 +0000 webfull 170074 at /channels /channels/channels/news/good-bacteria-breast-milk-changes-over-time-329084 <p>The cocktail of beneficial bacteria passed from mother to infant through breast milk changes significantly over time and could act like a daily booster shot for infant immunity and metabolism.</p> Tue, 23 Feb 2021 14:30:13 +0000 webfull 168425 at /channels