I’ve read before that there is a possibility that the timing and order of exposure to various bacteria at birth will ultimately make a huge difference in the final makeup of the microbiota. I just finished reading a pretty telling paper[i] on this that is definitely worth sharing. These researchers, from the University of Alberta, … More Early Life Exposure to Gut Bacteria: The Timing Matters
Over the last two weeks or so, there’s been a lot of negative press about probiotics. We’ve been through this before though, you and I…and I’m sure we’ll go through it again. Some study or another makes a controversial claim and the media jumps all over it because it grabs people’s attention. I’ve waffled about … More Yet More Anti-Probiotic Hype
I don’t often find articles of interest about organisms of the human biome other than bacteria, but yesterday, I came across one looking at the mycobiome in schizophrenia that is definitely worth writing about. I’ve actually covered research by this research team in the past. Several years ago, they looked at people with schizophrenia and … More Schizophrenia and the Mycobiome: A Pilot Study
