New methods and technologies within the field of lung biology are beginning to shed new
light into the microbial world of the respiratory tract. Long considered to be a sterile …

Asthma is a complex disease that often starts in childhood. Genomic and environmental
factors as well as aberrant immune maturation early in life can contribute to the onset of …

Bacteriophage (also known as phage) communities that inhabit the gut have a major effect
on the structure and functioning of bacterial populations, but their roles and association with …

Modern health care requires a proactive and individualized response to diseases,
combining precision diagnosis and personalized treatment. Accordingly, the approach to …

There have been reports of associations between cesarean section delivery and the risk of
childhood asthma, potentially mediated through changes in the gut microbiota. We followed …

Respiratory infections are common in infants and young children. However, the immune
system develops and matures as the child grows, thus the effects of infection during this time …

Over the last decade, it has become clear that respiratory and intestinal tract microbiota are
related to pathogenesis of respiratory tract infections (RTIs). Host and environmental factors …

Background Studies indicate that the nasal microbiome may correlate strongly with the
presence or future risk of childhood asthma. Objectives In this study, we tested whether …

Background Urbanization is linked with an increased burden of asthma and atopic traits. A
putative mechanism is insufficient exposure to beneficial microbes early in life, leading to …

The importance of the microbiome, and of the gut-lung axis in the origin and persistence of
asthma, is an ongoing field of investigation. The process of microbial colonisation in the first …