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Helminthic Therapy: A Review of the Current Status of Research
A couple of weeks ago, I found an interesting article in The Scientist that does a great job of summarizing the current status of helminth research.[i] I have been too busy in my “real” life to read it though, until this past weekend. So,… Continue Reading “Helminthic Therapy: A Review of the Current Status of Research”
Helminths, Protozoa and More Helminths – a Research Trifecta!
Helminths, helminths and more helminths here at The Biome Buzz today. Study #1: from the European Journal of Neurology which shows that infection with Toxoplasmosis (an infection with the parasite, Toxoplasma gondii) has a protective effect against the development of multiple sclerosis (MS). That… Continue Reading “Helminths, Protozoa and More Helminths – a Research Trifecta!”
More Evidence that Helminths Protect Against Metabolic Diseases, Including Diabetes
Another great macrobiome article for you this week – two in one month! Exciting times! This one just appeared in the major journal, Frontiers in Endocrinology. Researchers conducted a review of the existing literature, and meta-analysis of the data presented in the papers, looking… Continue Reading “More Evidence that Helminths Protect Against Metabolic Diseases, Including Diabetes”
Helminths and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Some Promising News
Exciting news! It’s been ages since I had any good research on the macrobiome to report to you, and this paper is a all kinds of awesome. To start, the justification for this research: “The increased prevalence of auto-inflammatory conditions, such as diabetes, arthritis,… Continue Reading “Helminths and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Some Promising News”
Helminths and Gut Bacteria: The Dynamic Anti-Inflammatory Duo
I have some fascinating new research to report to you on helminths, about which I haven’t written in quite awhile. Last week, in my post about gut bacteria and bile acids, I talked, yet again, about the incredible complexity of the gut ecosystem: today’s… Continue Reading “Helminths and Gut Bacteria: The Dynamic Anti-Inflammatory Duo”
Biome Depletion in Both Humans and the Environment…Grim News in a Grim Time
Today I’m writing about two articles that are essentially about what we are doing to ourselves as a species. This post is not an op-ed piece: this is a simple statement of facts. The first article, out of Washington State University, is about the… Continue Reading “Biome Depletion in Both Humans and the Environment…Grim News in a Grim Time”
The Macrobiome and Mycobiome in IBD: A Look at the Role of “Dirty Old Friends”
A very recent paper, published just this past May, caught my eye because of its title: “Inflammatory bowel diseases, the hygiene hypothesis and the other side of the microbiota: Parasites and fungi.”[i] How often on this blog have I talked about the incredible complexity… Continue Reading “The Macrobiome and Mycobiome in IBD: A Look at the Role of “Dirty Old Friends””
Multiple Sclerosis and Helminths: A Phase 2 Clinical Trial
I’m treating myself this week, writing about two of my favorite things: first a post on “things you can do now,” and now a clinical trial, this one on using helminths to treat multiple sclerosis.[i] This was a phase 2 study at the University… Continue Reading “Multiple Sclerosis and Helminths: A Phase 2 Clinical Trial”
Helminths in the Time of COVID: A Protective Action?
As soon as I first read about the recognition by physicians that that death from COVID-19 was often caused by a cytokine storm – a massive inflammatory response to an invader, which causes major tissue damage – my first thought was, “I wonder if… Continue Reading “Helminths in the Time of COVID: A Protective Action?”
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes: Helminths May Hold the Answers
I found a bunch of new research on helminths and will, over the next month or so, make my way through the papers. I wanted to share first an article just published by researchers in Australia (where some of the best hookworm (Necator americanus)… Continue Reading “Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes: Helminths May Hold the Answers”
