Fiber-poor Western diets fuel inflammation
The transition of Sub-Saharan Africans from rural settings & traditional plant-rich diets to urban settings & calorie-dense Westernized...
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
The transition of Sub-Saharan Africans from rural settings & traditional plant-rich diets to urban settings & calorie-dense Westernized...
People experiencing #anxiety & #depression are more likely to have gut #microbiota profiles that promote #inflammation, according to new...
In poliomyelitis, also called #polio, “polio” refers to the poliovirus, which is an enterovirus that invades the intestines, “myel”...
Metabolism of L-tyrosine by gut #microbiota points to novel strategies for combating #asthma & #COVID19. Researchers found a protective...
A growing body of literature suggests that there is a link between periodontitis and systemic diseases. These diseases include...
Oral health has been linked to systemic diseases in patients who suffer from diabetes, pulmonary disease, & in pregnant women. Improving...
At the first signs of an infection or an injury, the innate immune system is the one that kicks into action first to try and stave off...
Gout is an inflammatory disease where uric acid precipitates into crystals that deposit in various joints around the body, causing pain...
If you feel like you’re slowing down a bit as you age, you’re not alone. Many of our systems (including our brain) tend to taper off as...
Analysis of serial blood from 139 COVID-19 patients reveals immune coordination A major immunological shift is seen between mild and...
Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are tissue-resident innate lymphocytes that have functions to protect the hosts against pathogens and that...
Although they have been separate professions, dentistry is converging with medicine. There is a growing awareness that oral health...
Senescent cells promote NAD tissue decline during aging through CD38 enzymes which can now become a novel therapeutic target....
5 genes involved in antiviral immunity & lung #inflammation identified as associated with severe forms of #COVID19. IFNAR2, TYK2, OAS1,...
What is inflammation? Inflammation is a complex response to harmful stimuli which could be from a pathogen, but also could be from trauma...