In the past decade there has been growing awareness of the important
role of the human microbiome — all the bacteria, viruses and fungi that live on and in our bodies.
Revelations about
the role of the human microbiome in our lives have begun to shake the foundations of medicine and nutrition
Growing interest in the microbiome, the community of microorganisms and viruses that inhabit the human body, has led researchers to investigate
the role of the human microbiome in the initiation and progression of tumors.
Not exact matches
There is growing interest in the
role of the gut
microbiome and its effect on
human health.
Earlier studies have linked the
human microbiome — that is, the collection
of microbes living in and on the
human body — to a variety
of health conditions, but little is known about the
role of the penile
microbiome as it relates to men's health.
The Duke medical researchers and ecologists who have joined that project hope to identify which species flourish in early stages
of the
human microbiome, how they are influenced by the consumption
of breast milk, and what
role they play in critical diseases affecting infants as well as in chronic diseases that occur later in life.
Human milk's most important
role could be preventing infant disease and boosting immunity by cultivating a balance
of microbes in the gut and the rest
of the body, a kind
of internal ecosystem called the
microbiome.
«Every
human carries trillions
of bacteria in their gut (gut
microbiome) and recent advances in research indicate that these tiny passengers play an important
role in our overall health maintenance,» says Ashutosh Mangalam, PhD, assistant professor
of pathology at the University
of Iowa Carver College
of Medicine.
Gut bacteria that make up the gastrointestinal
microbiome play an important
role in the metabolism
of most chemicals
humans ingest, motivating studies
of microbe - driven breakdown
of clinically important drugs.
In recent years, scientists have become aware
of the important
role of microbes existing inside the
human gastrointestinal tract, called the gut
microbiome.
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.
OpenBiome was founded to expand safe access to fecal transplantation for patients with recurrent C. difficile infection and to catalyze research on the
role of the
microbiome in
human health.
It is becoming apparent that other key members
of the
microbiome like fungi and viruses may play a key
role in
human health and disease [31] and understanding these dynamics will be imperative if we are to improve these conditions.
«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.
Just passing through: fungi not part
of the gut — Fungus species don't play a
role in healthy
human microbiomes — Andrew Masterson — Cosmos
The
role of saliva in structuring
human oral bacterial communities, effects
of permafrost thaw on methanogenic communities, and articles on the
microbiomes of termites, burying beetles, honey bees, and mosquitoes.
08:00 — The
role of healthy bacteria in the body and the
Human Microbiome Project.
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Human Microbiome Project (HMP) was established with the mission of generating research resources enabling comprehensive characterization of the human microbiota and analysis of their role in human health and dis
Human Microbiome Project (HMP) was established with the mission
of generating research resources enabling comprehensive characterization
of the
human microbiota and analysis of their role in human health and dis
human microbiota and analysis
of their
role in
human health and dis
human health and disease.
These and countless other experiments in mouse and
human models have firmly established the
role of the
microbiome in energy homeostasis.
Understanding the
role of the
microbiome in health and disease is a major research focus in both
human and veterinary medicine, including studies funded by Morris Animal Foundation.
Early - life transient dysbiosis has long - lasting effects on
human health, suggesting a
role of the
microbiome in the DOHaD.