Dr. Kenya Honda, on gut bacteria, oral bacteria, and the immune system
17 Mar 2015by Kristina Campbell
Dr. Kenya Honda of the School of Medicine, Keio University, Japan, spoke at the Keystone Symposium in March, 2015.
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by Kristina Campbell
Dr. Kenya Honda of the School of Medicine, Keio University, Japan, spoke at the Keystone Symposium in March, 2015.
Dr. Yasmine Belkaid of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), is chief of the Mucosal Immunology section and co-director of the trans-NIH metaorganisms initiative. Her work explores mechanisms at barrier sites (i.e.
Keku et al. recently published a review called "The Gastrointestinal Microbiota and Colorectal Cancer" in the American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology.
by GMFH Editing Team
The Gut Microbiota & Health section of the European Society of Neurogastroenterology & Motility (ESNM) is now operating in partnership with three new organizations: the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO), and the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN).
by Kristina Campbell
Dr. Mimi L. K. Tang is a paediatric allergist immunologist and director of the Department of Allergy and Immunology at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne.
by Patrice D. Cani
In this paper, the first aim we had with Dr. Amandine Everard, was to investigate whether some key molecules involved in the innate immune system, mainly MyD88 [myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88], may contribute to the development of obesity, diabetes and low grade inflammation.
With a greater public awareness of probiotics, patients may ask health professionals to recommend a probiotic suitable for their needs.
Genes contribute to the risk of celiac disease (CD), but the role of environmental factors, including perturbations in gut microbiota, is so far unclear.
by Kristina Campbell
Dr. D. Brent Polk is a physician and professor of biochemistry & molecular biology. He is chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, as well as chair of pediatrics and vice dean for Child Health at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.
Neha Alang and Colleen R. Kelly recently reported that a patient who had received fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) developed obesity (1).