Harvard studies show that bile acids play key role in gut immunity, inflammation
The studies identify three bile acid metabolites with corresponding bacterial genes that affect inflammation-regulating immune cells.
The studies identify three bile acid metabolites with corresponding bacterial genes that affect inflammation-regulating immune cells.
A new study from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center describes the microorganism Candida albicans, a fungus, as friend rather than foe.
disrupt immune cells in the gut, increasing risk of the oral condition called thrush, which can be fatal in people with serious illnesses.
Obesity, sometimes classified as a chronic inflammatory state, alters the immune system in many ways, a new study finds.
Researchers have found how bacteria swim through different fluids and environments, making them perfect for delivering life-saving drugs to all areas of the body.
A recent review suggests people consume about five grams of plastic particles per week — the equivalent of the weight of a credit card.
The amount of gut infections in the UK were cut in half in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, largely due to people washing their hands, scientists conclude.
The findings may lead to the creation of treatments which prevent conditions such as Crohn’s disease and diabetes.
Scientists at the Institut Pasteur discovered innate effector cells active in early infection that can also be trained to “remember” that disease and protect the host from reinfection.
The food taken into your body can influence the release of a metabolic byproduct made by a specific gut microbe that regulates immunity.