It has been nearly 30 years since Dr. David Barker first highlighted the importance of
prenatal factors in contributing to the developmental origins of adult disease. This concept …

There has been an accumulation of knowledge about the human microbiome, some detailed
investigations of the gastrointestinal microbiota and its functions, and the highlighting of …

Great progress has been made in understanding gut microbiomes' products and their effects
on health and disease. Less attention, however, has been given to the inputs that gut …

Background Although we know the key role of gut dysbiosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD), it remains unclear what microbe (s) are responsible. This study aims to …

Obesity and its comorbidities are currently considered an epidemic, and the involved
pathophysiology is well studied. Hypercaloric diets are tightly related to the obesity etiology …

The gut microbiota is the largest and most complex microbial community in the human body.
Host-gut microbiota interactions have significant implications on health and disease. The …

Humans and animals host diverse communities of microorganisms important to their
physiology and health. Despite extensive sequencing-based characterization of host …

Abstract Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) represents the most common form of
chronic liver injury and can progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. A “multi-hit” …

The regulatory pathways by which gut microbiota potentially shape host life histories remain
largely untested, however, a constellation of research suggests that gut bacteria likely have …

Previous research has shown that the extracts from the Ganoderma lucidum spore (GS)
have potentially cardioprotective effects, but there is still abundant room for development in …