Dysbiosis

Lung and gut microbiota profiling in intensive care unit patients: a prospective pilot study | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Papazian L, Klompas M, Luyt CE. Ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults: a narrative review. Intensive Care Med. 2020;46(5):888–906. PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Emonet S, Lazarevic V, Leemann Refondini C, Gaia N, Leo S, Girard M, Nocquet Boyer V, Wozniak H, Despres L, Renzi G, et al. Identification of respiratory microbiota markers in ventilator-associated pneumonia. Intensive … Read more

Scientists link emulsifiers in processed foods to allergy and immune disorders

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From your pantry to your gut: Scientists reveal how everyday food additives could silently fuel allergies, gut disorders, and chronic inflammation. Review: Food additives and their impact on human health. Image Credit: nau2018 / Shutterstock In a review article published in the journal Allergologia et Immunopathologia, researchers discussed the potential health impacts of various food additives, with a … Read more

Do prenatal antibiotics weaken breast milk immunity? A new study aims to find out

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Could antibiotics taken during pregnancy weaken the protective power of breast milk? A new study will explore whether prenatal antibiotic exposure reduces key immune factors in breast milk, potentially altering a newborn’s gut microbiome and immune resilience. Study Protocol: Effect of prenatal antibiotics on breast milk and neonatal IgA and microbiome: a case-control translational study … Read more

Associations of the gut, cervical, and vaginal microbiota with cervical cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Women’s Health

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Sung H, Ferlay J, Siegel RL, Laversanne M, Soerjomataram I, Jemal A, et al. Global Cancer statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and Mortality Worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J Clin. 2021;71(3):209–49. Article  PubMed  Google Scholar  Crosbie EJ, Einstein MH, Franceschi S, Kitchener HC. Human papillomavirus and cervical cancer. Lancet. 2013;382(9895):889–99. … Read more

Hormonal shifts in menopause redefine women’s microbiome and risks

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Discover how menopause transforms the microbiome and its crucial role in shaping health solutions for women—personalized interventions may hold the key to better aging outcomes. Review: Menopausal shift on women’s health and microbial niches. Image Credit: ClareM / Shutterstock In a recent review article in the journal npj Women’s Health, researchers described the ‘menopausal shift’ and highlighted … Read more

How Menopause Reshapes the Microbiome and Impacts Women’s Health

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How Menopause Reshapes the Microbiome and What It Means for Women’s Health Menopause is more than just a biological milestone—it’s a transformative phase that reshapes a woman’s body in profound ways. Beyond the well-known symptoms like hot flashes and mood swings, emerging research reveals that menopause also triggers significant changes in the microbiome, the complex … Read more

Can probiotics restore antibiotic-perturbed microbiota?

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Antibiotics play a major role in bacterial infection treatment; however, their overuse disrupts commensal microbiota. Although probiotics can effectively alleviate antibiotic-associated diarrhea, they do not restore the gut microbiota to its pre-antibiotic state. In the future, more studies are required to understand whether any specific probiotic preparation could effectively restore gut microbiome diversity and composition … Read more