How our microbiome is shaped by family, friends and even neighbors
People living in same household or in regular contact tend to have same microbes in their guts & mouths. The study raises possibility...
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
People living in same household or in regular contact tend to have same microbes in their guts & mouths. The study raises possibility...
The association between #oralhealth and systemic disease has been established for some time. Medical research has pointed to a link...
Researchers discovered that the oral & gut #microbiome can inactivate the antidiabetic drug #acarbose, which may affect the drug's...
#sleep deprivation increases the risk of developing #heart disease, #cancer, #dementia, high blood pressure, stroke & Type 2 #diabetes....
Although they have been separate professions, dentistry is now converging with medicine. There is growing awareness that #oral health...
This mushroom might alter gut bacteria for the better, study finds. #Ganoderma #Reishi #Lingzhi #obesity #diabetes #insulin #microbiota...
Review of evidence that #SARSCoV2#coronavirus directly or indirectly activates #inflammasomes, leading to secretion of IL-1 family...
Newborns at risk for Type 1 #diabetes because they were given antibiotics may have their gut microorganisms restored with a maternal...
The findings link sets of bacterial genes to the presence of coronary artery disease, #cirrhosis of the liver, inflammatory bowel disease...
#microbiota #mushrooms #microbiome #diet #nutrition #obesity #diabetes #Reishi #lingzhi #insulin A #mushroom a day may keep the doctor...
#oralhealth #inflammation #Alzheimers #pregnancy #pneumonia #obesity #diabetes #heartidisease A growing body of literature suggests that...
#immunology #evolution Scientists have looked at understudied human populations from the South Pacific, which are severely affected by a...
#Alzheimers #microbiota #microbiome #oralhealth #dental #dentistry #oral #heart A growing body of literature suggests that there is a...
Researchers found that people who go to extremes when exercising can go too far, resulting in mitochondrial functional impairment &...
A #mushroom a day may keep the doctor away. The active ingredients in a Asian mushroom can change bacteria in your stomach for the...
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...
#aging patients still should have an annual “wellness” visit to check blood pressure, blood sugar (for the presence of Type 2 #diabetes),...
Researchers identified Bifidobacterium longum APC1472 as regulator of appetite & metabolism. In overweight or obese people, the novel...
By altering the gut #microbiota, the #Reishi mushroom (#Ganoderma lucidum) prevents and reverses symptoms of #obesity in mice, including...