Although intermittent increases in inflammation are critical for survival during physical injury
and infection, recent research has revealed that certain social, environmental and lifestyle …

Probiotics and prebiotics are microbiota-management tools for improving host health. They
target gastrointestinal effects via the gut, although direct application to other sites such as …

Assesses a promising new approach to restoring the health of our bodies and our planet
Most of us are familiar with probiotics added to milk or yogurt to improve gastrointestinal …

Mental disorders and neurological diseases are becoming a rapidly increasing medical
burden. Although extensive studies have been conducted, the progress in developing …

Classic theories of stress and health are largely based on assumptions regarding how
different psychosocial stressors influence biological processes that, in turn, affect human …

Methods capable of manipulating bacterial colonization are of great significance for
modulating host-microbiota relationships. Here, we describe a strategy of in-situ chemical …

Social Safety Theory hypothesizes that developing and maintaining friendly social bonds is
a fundamental organizing principle of human behavior and that threats to social safety are a …

Deoxynivalenol (DON) is the most frequently present mycotoxin contaminant in food and
feed, causing a variety of toxic effects in humans and animals. Currently, a series of …

Diet is an important regulator of the gastrointestinal microbiota. Vitamin A and vitamin D
deficiencies result in less diverse, dysbiotic microbial communities and increased …

Nature-based solutions including urban forests and wetlands can help communities cope
better with climate change and other environmental stressors by enhancing social …