Microbiota and Nod-like receptors balance inflammation and metabolism during obesity and diabetes
Gut #microbiota influence host immunity and metabolism during obesity. Bacterial sensors of the innate immune system relay signals from...
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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
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Association between Periodontal Disease and Cognitive Impairment in Adults
Najwane Said-Sadier, Batoul Sayegh, Raymond Farah, Linda Abou Abbas, Rania Dweik, Norina Tang and David M. Ojcius Introduction:...
Is a return to nature a piece of the health puzzle?
In 1896, a German bookseller and self-educated man named Adolf Just founded the Jungborn sanatorium to promote a natural healing approach...
What triggers severe COVID? Infected immune cells hold clues
Two studies show that immune cells infected with #SARSCoV2 can stimulate a large inflammatory response via #inflammasome activation. In...
Gut barrier disruption and chronic disease
Highlights Maintenance of gut barrier integrity is indispensable for health as the #gut barrier protects the host against gut microbes,...
Large-scale genomic study reveals robust activation of immune system following meditation retreat
A large-scale genomic study reveals robust activation of the immune system following #meditation retreat. Importantly, the study...
Fermented foods show potential in increasing gut microbial diversity and modulating immune responses
Fermented foods, such as #yogurt, #kefir, #kimchi & #kombucha, have gained increasing popularity on the market shelves. Scientists...
The Brain Can Recall and Reawaken Past Immune Responses
Researchers identified #brain neurons in mice that became active during experimentally induced #inflammation in the abdomen. Later,...
Rheumatoid arthritis linked with gut bacteria imbalance
New research suggests that bacterial imbalances in the gut #microbiome may play a role in the development of #rheumatoidarthritis. The...
Phospholipases A2 as biomarkers in ARDS
#Phospholipases #ARDS #sepsis #inflammation Abstract ARDS is a multifactorial life-threatening lung injury, characterized by diffuse lung...
The Longest-Living People in the World Eat These 4 Anti-Inflammatory Spices Every Day
The Longest-Living People in the World Eat These 4 Anti-Inflammatory Spices Every Day #inflammation #aging #longevity #turmeric...
The Covid vaccine is much safer than catching the coronavirus, study in Israel finds
A study with ~2 million people in Israel shows Pfizer #COVID19 vaccine slightly raises risk of heart inflammation & swollen lymph nodes....
‘Inflammation clock’ can reveal body’s biological age
Using machine learning, researchers create an ‘inflammatory clock of aging’ (iAGE) that shows the biological age of our immune system....
First actionable clock that predicts immunological health and chronic diseases of aging
Researchers from the Buck Institute and Stanford University have created an inflammatory clock of aging (iAge) which measures...
Europe finds potential link between heart inflammation and mRNA COVID shots
European Union finds a possible link between very rare heart #inflammation (myocarditis & pericarditis) & #COVID19 mRNA vaccines from...
Lycopene attenuates Staphylococcus aureus-induced inflammation via inhibiting alpha-Hemolysin
Lycopene attenuates #Staphylococcus aureus-induced #inflammation via inhibiting α-Hemolysin expression #MRSA Abstract The purpose of this...
Engineered yeast probiotic developed to treat inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers engineer a yeast #probiotic that has the ability to sense #Inflammation & secrete an anti-inflammatory molecule. Goal is to...
Extreme Calorie Restriction Can Increase Dangerous Bacteria in The Gut, Study Shows
New research shows that very-low-calorie diets can significantly alter the gut #microbiome, leading to increased levels of the pathogenic...
With age, insufficient tryptophan alters gut microbiota, increases inflammation
With #aging, a diet lacking in the essential amino acid #tryptophan -- which has a key role in our mood, energy level and immune response...
Researchers find signs of inflammation in brains of people who died of COVID-19
A detailed molecular analysis of tissue from the brains of individuals who died of #COVID19 reveals extensive signs of #inflammation &...
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