Sentences with phrase «microbial health of humans»

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The human body has more microbial than human cells, but this rich diversity of micro-helpers that has evolved along with us is undergoing a rapid shift — one that may have very macro health consequences

In this latest advance reported in PNAS, the Wyss team showed that the human gut - on - a-chip's unique ability to co-culture intestinal cells with living microbes from the normal gut microbiome for an extended period of time, up to two weeks, could allow breakthrough insights into how the microbial communities that flourish inside our GI tracts contribute to human health and disease.

Wherever we go, microbial communities will faithfully follow, making this evidence of the effects of spaceflight on bacterial physiology relevant to human health.

Two of the largest efforts are the Human Microbiome Project, funded by the National Institutes of Health (See «Your Microbial Menagerie,» page 4), and the European Union's Metagenomics of the Human Intestinal Tract.

But when placed in a closed environment, Komodo dragons interact with their surroundings much in the same way humans do — at least on the microbial level — and researchers are using this knowledge to help them understand the health of animals in captivity.

«The more we know about the microbial communities in a given environment, the more likely it is we can reshape them to improve environmental and human health,» said senior author Rob Knight, PhD, professor of pediatrics and computer science and engineering, and director of the Center for Microbiome Innovation at UC San Diego.

Scientists are pushing to restore human health in Western countries by changing our diet to restore the microbial species lost over the evolution of Western diet.

The findings illuminate the specialized roles played by key members of the vast microbial community living in the human gut, and could inform the development of tailored microbiota transplants to improve intestinal health after antibiotic use or illness.

Despite the importance of the skin ecosystem to human health and well - being, we know very little about the forces that shape microbial structure and composition in the skin environment.

A holistic understanding of the role of Earth's microbial community and its genome — its microbiome — in the biosphere and in human health is key to meeting many of the challenges that face humanity in the twenty - first century, from energy to infection to agriculture.

«Our goal is to discover what microbial communities exist in different parts of the human body and to explore how these communities change in the presence of health or disease,» said National Human Genome Research Institute Director, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., co-chair of the Human Microbiome Project Implementation Ghuman body and to explore how these communities change in the presence of health or disease,» said National Human Genome Research Institute Director, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., co-chair of the Human Microbiome Project Implementation GHuman Genome Research Institute Director, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., co-chair of the Human Microbiome Project Implementation GHuman Microbiome Project Implementation Group.

Dr. Tang has had a long - standing interest and a demonstrated record of productive multidisciplinary research in studying microbial small molecules and their effects on human health.

Professor Segal's research has two major directions 1) Gene regulation — using quantitative and computational models to understand how DNA sequence variation among human individuals generates phenotypic diversity 2) Microbiome and Nutrition — understanding how the microbial composition of individuals affect their physiology and health.

In addition, the results of the current study can serve as a foundational dataset and resource for future investigations to understand interactions among microbial communities, particularly those important to human health and the environment.

The long - term goal of such an effort is to be able to harness the power of microbial communities to improve human health and the health of the planet.

«Microbes play a significant role in the health of the digestive tract and many digestive diseases result when the microbial environment is out of balance,» said Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., M.A.C.P., director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), and co-chair of the Human Microbiome Project's Implementation Group.

Researchers are continuing to study the identities and activities of our microbial passengers and the connections between the human microbiome, health and disease.

Transmission of commensal intestinal bacteria between humans could promote health by establishing, maintaining and replenishing microbial diversity in the microbiota of an individual.

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«One study published in Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease looked at the dietary influence of various carbohydrates in vitro on the adherence of Candida to human epithelial cells.2 The study examined the effect of various carbohydrates including fructose, galactose, glucose, maltose, sorbitol, and sucrose.

Didi Pershouse is the author of The Ecology of Care: medicine, agriculture, money, and the quiet power of human and microbial communities as well as Understanding Soil Health and Watershed Function.

The Forum on Microbial Threats hosted a public workshop in Washington, DC to consider the possible infectious disease impacts of global climate change and extreme weather events on human, animal, and plant health, as well as their expected implications for global and national security.