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Different Dietary Components Alter Gut Microbiota. What Does That Mean for Immunity?
The gut “microzoo” is highly diverse, influenced by many factors. Today, it’s well recognized that our diet shapes the composition of our microbiota, and this receives increasing attention. What’s often overlooked, however, is how diet affects the immunomodulatory activity of bacteria—at the strain level. Different strains of the same species, or even the same strain under different conditions, can impact the immune system differently depending on the environment they grow in. This was highlighted in a recently published study.
AI-Powered Phishing: A Growing Threat to Healthcare
In the busy environment of hospitals, a single careless click on an email can trigger a chain…
Night Shifts May Pose a Higher Risk of Asthma for Women
Shift work can be physically and mentally demanding for employees, often taking a toll on their…
Artificial Intelligence Can Detect Patients at Risk of Delirium
Disorientation, confusion, hallucinations, detachment from reality — delirium is a sudden and…
How Compassion Fatigue Threatens Doctors and Other Healthcare Workers
Moral distress, compassion fatigue, and burnout—these are the effects of long-term stressors on…
Can frequent nightmares be a harbinger of dementia?
Nightmares that occur regularly can be more than just an unpleasant experience—they represent a…
Climbing Stairs Helps Prolong Life and Prevent Heart Disease
At the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress on Preventive Cardiology, held in late April…
How and when does the reaction to gluten begin in coeliac disease? A new Canadian study offers potential answers
As is well known, coeliac disease is a systemic autoimmune disorder characterised by damage to…
Could Artificial Intelligence Help with Emergency Department Triage in the Future?
A new study by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, is one of the few to…
The Brain, Too, Has Its Midlife Crisis. How Do These Changes Relate to the Risk of Dementia in Old Age?
The human brain undergoes rapid changes during certain developmental periods. Childhood,…
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