Feeding gut microbes to nourish the brain: unravelling the diet–microbiota–gut–brain axis

E Schneider, KJ O'Riordan, G Clarke, JF Cryan - Nature Metabolism, 2024 - nature.com
The prevalence of brain disorders, including stress-related neuropsychiatric disorders and
conditions with cognitive dysfunction, is rising. Poor dietary habits contribute substantially to …

Cyclic fasting-mimicking diet in cancer treatment: Preclinical and clinical evidence

C Vernieri, F Ligorio, D Tripathy, VD Longo - Cell Metabolism, 2024 - cell.com
In preclinical tumor models, cyclic fasting and fasting-mimicking diets (FMDs) produce
antitumor effects that become synergistic when combined with a wide range of standard …

Sex differences in tissue immunity

F Puttur, CM Lloyd - Science, 2024 - science.org
There are differences in the prevalence of inflammatory diseases between the sexes (sexual
dimorphism), but the underlying mechanisms that regulate tissue immunity remain unclear …

[HTML][HTML] Peripheral immunity is associated with cognitive impairment after acute minor ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack

PP Zhao, GM Zhang, YC Wang, CX Wei, ZC Wang… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Immunoinflammation is associated with the development of post-stroke cognitive impairment
(PSCI), however, peripheral immunity has not been fully explored. We aimed to investigate …

[HTML][HTML] Long COVID: Long-Term Impact of SARS-CoV2

H Makhluf, H Madany, K Kim - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Four years post-pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 continues to affect many lives across the globe. An
estimated 65 million people suffer from long COVID, a term used to encapsulate the post …

Digesting the complex metabolic effects of diet on the host and microbiome

RN Carmody, K Varady, PJ Turnbaugh - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
The past 50 years of interdisciplinary research in humans and model organisms has
delivered unprecedented insights into the mechanisms through which diet affects energy …

A ketogenic diet enhances fluconazole efficacy in murine models of systemic fungal infection

JR Palmucci, BE Sells, CD Giamberardino, DL Toffaletti… - Mbio, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Invasive fungal infections are a significant public health concern, with mortality rates ranging
from 20% to 85% despite current treatments. Therefore, we examined whether a ketogenic …

Nutritional modulation of antitumor immunity

M Jeong, N Collins - Current Opinion in Immunology, 2024 - Elsevier
The composition and quantity of food we eat have a drastic impact on the development and
function of immune responses. In this review, we highlight defined nutritional interventions …

Ultra-processed foods: increasing the risk of inflammation and immune dysregulation?

KA Maki, MN Sack, KD Hall - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2024 - nature.com
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrially formulated products that contain synthetic
ingredients but minimal whole-food components. Diets high in UPFs are associated with …

Cytokine and Microbiome Changes in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa at Admission, Discharge, and One-Year Follow-Up

L Käver, C Voelz, HE Specht, AC Thelen, L Keller… - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe eating disorder that predominantly affects females and
typically manifests during adolescence. There is increasing evidence that serum cytokine …