Associations between age and the human microbiota are robust and reproducible. The
microbial composition at several body sites can predict human chronological age relatively …

The interplay between the commensal microbiota and the mammalian immune system
development and function includes multifold interactions in homeostasis and disease. The …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an immune-mediated disease of the intestinal tract, with
complex pathophysiology involving genetic, environmental, microbiome, immunological and …

Uncovering mechanisms underlying fetal programming during pregnancy is of critical
importance. Atypical neurodevelopment during the pre-and immediate postnatal period has …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) arise from a convergence of genetic risk, environmental
factors, and gut microbiota, where each is necessary but not sufficient to cause disease …

Human diseases are increasingly linked with an altered or" dysbiotic" gut microbiota, but
whether such changes are causal, consequential, or bystanders to disease is, for the most …

Early life gut microbiota have been increasingly recognized as major contributors to short
and/or long-term human health and diseases. Numerous studies have demonstrated that …

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis have emerged as global diseases. They affect over 2
million individuals in the North America, 3.2 million in Europe, and millions more worldwide …

Gut microbes and their metabolites are actively involved in the development and regulation
of host immunity, which can influence disease susceptibility. Herein, we review the most …

The trillions of microorganisms in the gut microbiome have attracted much attention recently
owing to their sophisticated and widespread impacts on numerous aspects of host …