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July 31, 2019
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Your update on all things gut microbiome, from the
AGA Center for Gut Microbiome Research and Education.
FROM OUR EXPERTS
Eugene Chang
Dr. Eugene Chang, chair of the AGA Center for Gut Microbiome Research and Education, discusses the importance of responsible communication of microbiome research to the press and public, and provides three key points on this topic.
EDUCATION FROM THE AGA CENTER
Diet vs prebiotics
In the second of a four-part CME series titled, "The Microbiome and Digestive Health: A Look at Prebiotics," Liping Zhao, PhD, and Yan Y. Lam, PhD, cover diet vs. prebiotics. This educational activity is supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline. 
NEWS & EVENTS FROM THE AGA CENTER
AGA FMT Meeting
AGA leaders traveled to FDA headquarters to have a candid conversation about FMT regulation.
Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit 2019
Check out the official meeting report for the 8th annual summit, which focused on diet, nutrition and the gut microbiome.
FMT registry
The FMT National Registry is recruiting investigators interested in contributing to the largest FMT study of its kind.
AGA AND THE MICROBIOME IN THE NEWS
Upcoming guidelines carve path for probiotic treatments
Medscape, June 2019. Featuring Purna Kashyap, MBBS, AGAF.
The right gut bacteria may give athletes an edge
U.S. News & World Report, June 2019. Featuring Emeran Mayer, MD.
New facts about the gut microbiome that may be surprising
Healio, July 2019. Written by Samantha Nazareth, MD.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS IN AGA JOURNALS
Patients eligible for trials of microbe-based therapeutics do not represent the population with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection
Kelly, C.R., Fischer, M., Grinspan, A., Allegretti, J.R. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Jun 26. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.06.034. [Epub ahead of print]
Analysis of transcriptionally active bacteria throughout the gastrointestinal tract of healthy individuals
Vasapolli, R., Schütte, K., Schultz, C. et al, Gastroenterology. 2019 Jun 5. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.05.068. [Epub ahead of print]
Crohn’s disease exclusion diet plus partial enteral nutrition induces sustained remission in a randomized controlled trial
Levine, A., Wine, E., Assa, A. et al, Gastroenterology. 2019; 157(2):440-450.e8. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.04.021.
Interested in exploring how diet & nutrition can help your patients? Save $100 by registering July 31 for the 2019 AGA Freston Conference: Food at the Intersection of Gut Health and Disease.
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