Sequencing the #microbiome of hunter-gatherers & city-dwellers shows that Western lifestyle decreases diversity of gut-bacteria...

Cedars-Sinai investigators have identified several steps in a cellular process responsible for triggering one of the body's important...

A subset of NLRs function to mitigate overzealous pro-inflammatory signaling produced by NF-κB activation. Under normal pathophysiologic...

Studying various animals, a study found that the amount of the semi-essential amino acid #taurine in circulation decreased with age....

Gut #microbiota influence host immunity and metabolism during obesity. Bacterial sensors of the innate immune system relay signals from...

Rising temperatures & ecosystem disturbances are creating a hotbed for fungi that can spark hard-to-treat infections in peoples’ lungs,...

Guest editors: Ozlem Yilmaz and David Ojcius. There is growing awareness that microbes in the oral cavity have a large effect on both...

Compared with viromes of young adults (>18 yr) & old people (>60 yr), centenarians have diverse #virome including previously undescribed...

by Maria Avila, David M Ojcius, Ozlem Yilmaz. The oral cavity of healthy individuals contains hundreds of different bacterial, viral, and...

Coronaviruses, including #SARSCoV2, have caused pandemics in the past two decades. The most prevalent SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern can...

David Ojcius is the assistant dean of research and the chair of the Biomedical Sciences department at the University of the Pacific....

by David M. Ojcius, Ardavan Jafari, Laxmi Yeruva, Christian W. Schindler, Ali A. Abdul-Sater Inflammation plays a critical role in...

· Eat like a centenarian by incorporating fiber-rich foods into your diet. · Exercise your body. · #Exercise your brain. · Stay...

Centenarians display youth-associated features in gut #microbiome such as over-representation of #Bacteroides-dominated enterotype,...

A small study in humans found that #IntermittentFasting modulates the intestinal #microbiota & improves #obesity & host energy...

Highlights • #Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and $Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) co-infections are common. • N. gonorrhoeae may cause a...

In healthy people, #probiotic supplements offer little benefit & can potentially do more harm than good. Studies show that taking...

Study found mucins shape oral #microbiota by serving as nutrients to support metabolic diversity, organizing spatial structure thru...

#exercise has many benefits—strengthening muscles and bones, preventing disease and extending lifespan. It is also known to change the...

Scientists know our gut influences our brain. So psychobiotic drugs that shift the composition of microbes in the gut may be able to help...