The gut microbiome and immune system work closely together. However, as people age, the composition and balance of microorganisms in the gut changes, with fewer beneficial bacteria.
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R intestinalis is one of the gut’s primary producers of butyrate – a source of energy for many of the gut’s cells.
On Feb. 7, 2024, the EPA strengthened the federal limit for annual levels of fine particulate air pollution, or PM2.5. Many serious health effects have been linked to PM2.5 exposure.
A tattoo can be a large investment in time, money and pain. Here’s how to look after yours this summer.
A cup of coffee might help you kick-start your day, but it may actually make painful periods worse. Here’s what else to avoid (and eat) if you have period pain.
The current treatments for inflammatory bowel disease do not work for everyone. Tapping into new areas of biology may be the key to developing new therapies.
In addition to saving costs for individuals and our health-care system, facilitating access to dental care would enhance the population’s oral health and potentially help in managing chronic diseases.
Inflammation could be the missing puzzle piece.
From math to evolutionary game theory, looking at cancer through different lenses can offer further insights on how to approach treatment resistance, metastasis and health disparities.
This centuries old martial art was shown to reduce the severity of symptoms in the long-term.
Itch-sensing neurons in your skin are intertwined with your immune cells. Counterintuitively, the molecule that connects them triggers responses that both worsen and improve skin conditions.
After a 14-year-old died doing a viral spicy chip challenge, many parents have called for more awareness about the risks of these challenges.
Your cells die to keep you alive. Cell death does everything from fighting cancer cells and pathogens to forming your fingers and toes.
Oral hygiene is often neglected but research has shown that abnormal bacterial communities in the mouth can cause serious disease.
The heat and chills that come with fever are not only uncomfortable but also metabolically costly. Increased body temperature, however, can make all the difference when you’re sick.
Cardiovascular disease and cancer share many parallels in their origins and how they develop. Nanoparticles offer one potential way to effectively treat both with reduced side effects.
In the short-term, inflammation is a sign your body is healing. But persistent levels of inflammation in blood and tissue, called ‘inflammaging’, is linked to disease. Diet might help.
T cells recognize and kill cancer cells but quickly lose their effectiveness. This fast dysfunction may help explain why immunotherapy doesn’t lead to long-term remission for many patients.
Some foods can affect how well your lungs function, how often you have asthma attacks and how well your puffer works. Here’s what to eat if you have asthma.
Humans have figured out how to season their food with virtually every part of plants.
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Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Michigan State University
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Professor of Immunology, Tufts University
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Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor, Child and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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Associate Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Muirhead Chair of Medicine and Director of Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow
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Senior Lecturer in Public Health, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor, School of Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Victoria University
