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Tag: Mycobiome
C.Difficle Infections…A Case of the “omes” Working Together?
As my regular readers know, I am particular interested in science that looks at how the various kingdoms of the human biome interact to promote health or disease. Another interesting article came out recently that looks at how yeasts and bacteria work together to…
Biofilms and the Mycobiome/IBD Connection: A Refresher and a Probiotic Treatment Finally?!
I’ve decided to start this week with some good news. A few days ago, the headline of a little op-ed sort of piece on a science-devoted website caught my eye: “It’s Time to Highlight Our Fungus Friends in Our Microbiomes.”[i] The author gives a…
A Quick Update on the Mycobiome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
A great article appeared last week on Gut Microbiota for Health,[i] on the overlooked mycobiome in digestive diseases. I’ve written about this topic several times before and am always very happy to see new research focused on the topic. The authors of the paper[ii]…
Spondylitis and Microbiome Dysbiosis: Both Bacterial and Fungal
So many interesting things to write about…so little time! Last October, I wrote a post about spondyloarthropothies, which is a family of autoimmune diseases that affect the spine. These include Ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, arthritis related to inflammatory bowel disease, reactive arthritis, and juvenile…
Pathogenic Yeast and Autism: Is the Mycobiome a Factor?
Tuesday evening I printed out a bunch of new articles to read that looked potentially interesting. I’ve so far made it through 2, and one of those did not disappoint. A brief seque: I’ve probably mentioned this before, but because of my autism longevity…
Autism and the Microbiome: A Summary of What We Know Now
Two days ago, I spotted a short commentary[i] in the journal, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, from this past August, which really caught my attention. Here is why: it was written by 3 researchers in the department of neurology at Rutgers University’s medical school…
Schizophrenia and the Mycobiome: A Pilot Study
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…
The Transient Human Mycobiome
I read an abstract[i] a couple of weeks ago…and then reread it over and over again, thinking I must be misunderstanding it. I then put it away for a bit, and pulled it out again today to see if it still said the same…
More on the Mycobiome and IBD
I just finished reading a great blog post[i] (by a post-doc scientist at the NIH) on the current state of research into the mycobiome and its effects on inflammatory bowel disease. I learned several new things…and some things are just so important, they’re worth…
The Mycobiome, the Bacterial Microbiome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
An interesting piece of research[i] was present last week at a conference in Chicago. Firstly, as I’ve talked about before on this blog, it’s important to remember that humans’ incredibly complex natural ecosystems have a mycobiome (native yeast population), just as we have a…
