Tag: microbiome
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The bitter truth of artificial sweeteners: the relationship between sugar substitutes and gut health
Sugary beverages and most snacks are loaded with sugar, but let us face reality, they are delicious! However, if we plan to reduce our sugar consumption, or rather tend to cut those goodies completely for weight loss purposes, our go-to substitute becomes the products labeled as “Sugar-free”!What we never pay attention to are what is…
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Buddisode 25 – Microbe-specific thymocyte development
In this Buddisode, Dara, Eugenio, Natalie, & Jatin sit down with Daniel from Gretchen Diehl’s lab at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY. The discussion entails their 2021 paper about the development of bacteria-specific T cells in the thymus of young mice and all the implications surrounding this discovery. Check out our memes on Facebook…
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Monolog 2 – Don’t blame the butter for what the bread did
In this monolog, Tanu briefly discusses the recent study from Ang et al. about the effect of ketogenic diet on gut microbiota and Th17 cells. There are three diets discussed in the episode based on fat to carb ratio: the standard or baseline diet (35:50), high fat diet (75:10), and ketogenic diet (90:0). Check out…
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I got it from my Mama: Maternal factors regulating a child’s neurodevelopmental disorders
Created with BioRender.com Just like humans, the life of most other animals is highly influenced by what the embryo experiences while in the mother’s womb, during birth, or by conditions following their birth. Neurodevelopmental, inflammatory, and metabolic defects in the offspring may stem from adverse conditions endured by the pregnant mother. These conditions might fare from…
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An Unexpected Linkage: The Gut-Skin Axis
Created with BioRender.com In the public discussion of microbes, there is often a negative connotation attached to microbes such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites due to the presence of pathogenic individuals in each category. However, microbes are not synonymous with pathogens. For instance, some gut bacteria are well-acknowledged for their importance in the nutrient…
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Microbiota makes our intestines move and keeps the worms away
Image source: CDC The word “infection” is often associated with either bacteria or virus, but we all know there are some other bad guys that can infect us too. One must not forget about- the parasites. Even though they are more common in the rural areas where hygiene is still an issue, WHO counts that…
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Host microbiota affects the brain’s innate immune system
“I’m Gonna Make Him an Offer He Can’t Refuse.” -Don Vito Corleone It could be a quote from a dialogue between the host microbiota and the host immune system… Let’s figure it out step by step. Did you know that beneficial microorganisms live in and on our bodies? An adult human body consists of approximately…
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Q&A with Alyssa Walker: Studying neurodegenerative diseases in C. elegans
The author of the article “Colonization of the Caenorhabditis elegans gut with human enteric bacterial pathogens leads to proteostasis disruption that is rescued by butyrate”, Alyssa Walker got her bachelor’s degree at The University of Florida where she majored in animal biology. She has extensive research as a veterinary technician on small animals and dairy farms. Currently,…
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Were we born with a microbiome? Maybe, maybe not!
Although ‘bacteria may be the only culture some people have’, just like good manners, bacteria in our microbiome are also something we acquire over time in our life. To understand the role of microbiome (and its variations) in health and disease, we first need to understand when humans start forming their first microbiome. The presence…
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