Research Areas

Current Insights into the Microbiota and its Influence on Health

RCP, London

Latest Insights into Nutrition and Probiotic Research

BMA House, London

Primary Care & Public Health

NEC, Birmingham

IrSPEN Conference

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

BDA Gastro Study Day

Horizon, Leeds

Probiotics

Our Bacterial Ecosystems

Understand how microbes interact with the body..

Study Day 2014 Summary

A summary of the presentations and discussions..

Ageing & The Microbiota

An article explaining how the gut microbiota changes with age..

Prebiotics

Yakult Symposium Report

Conference proceedings from the 2015 IYS held in Berlin..

GI Dietetic Meeting

Holiday Inn Royal Victoria, Sheffield

Gut colonisation in early life

01/03/19 Early life is often considered a window of opportunity for optimising the commensal gut microbiota to support host health. Here we look at recent studies, conducted in mice, suggesting that early colonisation may follow a “first-come, first served” pattern.

Biobanks to reverse decrease in the microbial diversity

01/03/19 The abrupt transition from a rural lifestyle to an industrialised environment is threatening the diversity of our gut microbiota. Could a biobank depository of microbes isolated from residents of rural areas in developing countries be a solution?

Parkinson’s and the gut microbiota

01/03/19 Research has suggested that the gut microbiota may play a role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease. To explore this further, researchers examined the composition of the microbiota of Parkinson’s patients and their disease progression over 2 years. 

Antimicrobial Resistance

Prof Mark Fielder at the Yakult Study Day 2016

IBS

Yvonne Mckenzie (RD) at the Yakult Study Day 2014

Diverticulitis

Dr Nichols & Dr Engel (RD) at the Yakult Study Day 2016

Celebrating Student Awards!

21/05/18 For over ten years, Yakult has been proud to support many academic and professional awards.  In 2017, we sponsored over 15 academic awards recognising the achievements of students at Universities across the UK and Ireland. We would like to congratulate...