Asthma and Bugs a Marriage Blessed in Muck
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Those of us living in the country and in contact with farms and farm animals are being blessed with an immune priming experience for…
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Genes, Viruses, Microbes and IBD
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Crohn’s disease is common and miserable to suffer from, yet its actual cause is still under some debate as no clear understanding has yet…
Dendritic Cells Aid Intestinal Homeostasis and Disease
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Inside our gastrointestinal tract live a family of specialised cells, co-dependent on bacteria and nutrients to send a calming message to the mucosal tissues.…
Vegas, Pregnancy, Immunity and Allergy Prevention!
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The saying is ‘what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas’, or if you are English ‘what happens in Blackpool….’ but the same cannot be…
Is There A Rural/Urban Gradient In The Prevalence Of Eczema? A Systematic Review And What Can Be Done About It?
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One in 10 schoolchildren in the western world suffers from eczema and even developing nations have also seen an increasing trend in the last…
Fat – I’m Not To Blame Its My Bugs!
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A trial to see if the ingestion of a probiotic bacterium enriched drink might have a beneficial impact on central obesity was funded by…
A Bacteria Triggers Arthritis.
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The gut microbiomes of humans and mice are broadly similar which is helpful as this paper has used the mouse model to explain how…
What Do Bacteria Do To Our Immune System?
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The germ theory that has so modernised medicine and driven us, the western world living human to regard all bugs as bad has been…
Butyrate Improves Bowel Transit
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Problems such as poor transit or constipation are common, and can produce significant misery for the individual compromised in this manner. Butyrate is a…
Can Bacteria Make You Smarter?
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The potential cognitive gains linked to the role of gastrointestinal bacteria continues to attract international interest. The scientific community are becoming entranced with the…