Microorganisms can be found almost anywhere, including in and on the human body. The
collection of microorganisms associated with a certain location is called a microbiota, with its …

Mucosal surfaces of the upper respiratory tract and gut are physiologically colonized with
their own collection of microbes, the microbiota. The normal upper respiratory tract and gut …

The 2017 annual symposium organized by the University Medical Center Groningen in The
Netherlands focused on the role of the gut microbiome in human health and disease …

Interaction between disease-microbiome associations and ageing has not been explored in
detail. Here, using age/region-matched sub-sets, we analysed the gut microbiome …

Background Intestinal microbiota have been found to be linked to cardiovascular disease via
conversion of the dietary compounds choline and carnitine to the atherogenic metabolite …

Chemotherapy treatment is associated with acute behavioral side effects (fatigue, anorexia)
that significantly reduce patient quality of life and are dose-limiting, thereby increasing …

Abstract Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as abuse or chronic
stress, program an exaggerated adult inflammatory response to stress. Emerging rodent …

Emerging evidence indicates that the gut microbiome contributes to the host immune
response to infectious diseases. Here, to explore the role of the gut microbiome in the host …

Purpose Low back pain (LBP), a widely prevalent and costly disease around the world, is
mainly caused by intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration (IDD). Although numerous factors …

Research has established that stress “gets under the skin,” impacting neuroendocrine and
neuroimmune pathways to influence risk for physical and mental health outcomes. These …