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Human Microbiota
Human Microbiota: is the aggregate of microorganisms that resides on or within any of a number of human tissues and biofluids, including the skin, mammary glands, placenta, seminal fluid, uterus, ovarian follicles, lung, saliva, oral mucosa, conjunctiva, biliary and gastrointestinal tracts.
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MAR 13, 2023Immunology
This work can help explain why antibiotics can interfere with the efficacy of cancer immunotherapies & may help research ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2023Immunology
Gum disease may impact 47% of adults, and it could cause or exacerbate rheumatoid arthritis, which is thought to affect ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2023Immunology
Several reports have detailed new ways to treat multiple sclerosis, a disorder in which the immune system attacks the my ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2023Microbiology
For many years, there was debate about whether chronic fatigue syndrome was a 'real' disorder. It took time, but ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2023Microbiology
We share the world, and our bodies with bacteria. Many of those microbes are harmless or even beneficial, while some can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2023Microbiology
There are trillions of microbes in the human gut, and many of them perform essential functions that keep us healthy. But ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2023Neuroscience
While it may not be surprising the gut microbes can affect gut health, gut microbes are also thought to influence neurod ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2023Immunology
Our immune system is built to detect foreign invaders, pathogens, and debris, and eliminate them. So how dies it deal wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2023Microbiology
Humans carry around trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, and research has shown that the gut microbiome ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2022Microbiology
Microbes can easily share genes. And it seems they can do so even when they are part of different microbial communities ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2022Neuroscience
The microbes in our guts are closely connected to our brains, in a link known as the gut-brain axis. Scientists have now ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
It was once thought that inflammation and immune responses in the brain were limited; that is was a so-called immune pri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2022Microbiology
The microbes in the gut can metabolize some of the foods we eat to produce new molecules, some of which can affect our h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2022Genetics & Genomics
2022 was a big year for science, so let’s take a look at some of the most interesting -and important- scientific d ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanDEC 12, 2022Microbiology
Trillions of microbes live in our gastrointestinal tracts, and they exert a powerful influence on various aspects of hum ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2022Health & Medicine
The gastrointestinal tract is home to trillions of microbes, many of which have a crucial role in our health. Now the US ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2022Microbiology
The importance of the gut microbiome has been demonstrated in recent years, and scientists have linked the microbes in t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2022Microbiology
New research has shown that a vaccine for the bacteria commonly associated with urinary tract infections works in animal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Long-term antibiotic use to treat adolescent acne disrupts the gut microbiome and impairs bone maturation. The correspon ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 13, 2022Microbiology
The microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a significant impact on out health a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2022Plants & Animals
Though mosquito season is behind us, the memory of mosquito filled nights is not easily forgotten. The uncomfortable fee ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 03, 2022Immunology
Inulin is one type of fiber that we consume in our diets, and can be found in fruits, vegetables, and grains including w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2022Immunology
Gut bacteria have been linked to an ever-increasing number of diseases. Research is now going beyond establishing a link ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 23, 2022Microbiology
A recent report in Lancet Planetary Health has shown that when humans are developing in the womb, they can be exposed to ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 13, 2023
Immunology
This work can help explain why antibiotics can interfere with the efficacy of cancer immunotherapies & may help research
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2023
Immunology
Gum disease may impact 47% of adults, and it could cause or exacerbate rheumatoid arthritis, which is thought to affect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2023
Immunology
Several reports have detailed new ways to treat multiple sclerosis, a disorder in which the immune system attacks the my
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2023
Microbiology
For many years, there was debate about whether chronic fatigue syndrome was a 'real' disorder. It took time, but
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2023
Microbiology
We share the world, and our bodies with bacteria. Many of those microbes are harmless or even beneficial, while some can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2023
Microbiology
There are trillions of microbes in the human gut, and many of them perform essential functions that keep us healthy. But
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2023
Neuroscience
While it may not be surprising the gut microbes can affect gut health, gut microbes are also thought to influence neurod
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2023
Immunology
Our immune system is built to detect foreign invaders, pathogens, and debris, and eliminate them. So how dies it deal wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2023
Microbiology
Humans carry around trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, and research has shown that the gut microbiome
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2022
Microbiology
Microbes can easily share genes. And it seems they can do so even when they are part of different microbial communities
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2022
Neuroscience
The microbes in our guts are closely connected to our brains, in a link known as the gut-brain axis. Scientists have now
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
It was once thought that inflammation and immune responses in the brain were limited; that is was a so-called immune pri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2022
Microbiology
The microbes in the gut can metabolize some of the foods we eat to produce new molecules, some of which can affect our h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
2022 was a big year for science, so let’s take a look at some of the most interesting -and important- scientific d
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
DEC 12, 2022
Microbiology
Trillions of microbes live in our gastrointestinal tracts, and they exert a powerful influence on various aspects of hum
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2022
Health & Medicine
The gastrointestinal tract is home to trillions of microbes, many of which have a crucial role in our health. Now the US
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2022
Microbiology
The importance of the gut microbiome has been demonstrated in recent years, and scientists have linked the microbes in t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2022
Microbiology
New research has shown that a vaccine for the bacteria commonly associated with urinary tract infections works in animal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Long-term antibiotic use to treat adolescent acne disrupts the gut microbiome and impairs bone maturation. The correspon
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 13, 2022
Microbiology
The microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a significant impact on out health a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2022
Plants & Animals
Though mosquito season is behind us, the memory of mosquito filled nights is not easily forgotten. The uncomfortable fee
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 03, 2022
Immunology
Inulin is one type of fiber that we consume in our diets, and can be found in fruits, vegetables, and grains including w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2022
Immunology
Gut bacteria have been linked to an ever-increasing number of diseases. Research is now going beyond establishing a link
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2022
Microbiology
A recent report in Lancet Planetary Health has shown that when humans are developing in the womb, they can be exposed to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch