NODE SMITH, ND Babies born by cesarean section don’t have the same healthy bacteria as those born vaginally, but a Rutgers-led study for the first time finds that these natural bacteria can [...]

Node Smith, ND Most newly discharged patients who recently recovered from COVID-19 produce virus-specific antibodies and T cells, suggests a study published on May 3rd in the journal Immunity, [...]

Node Smith, ND Previous research has shown that growing up on a farm with animals may reduce the risk of asthma and allergies by half. The protective effect is attributed to the diverse microbial [...]

Node Smith, ND A recent research study suggests that changing the gut microbiome in children with autism could reduce the severity of the symptoms they experience.1 This is part of a longer [...]

Tolle Totum Erick R. Cervantes, MPH, ND Dale Pfost, PhD Human beings are host to a diverse ecosystem known as the microbiome. Characteristic of our microbiome, among many other things, is its now [...]

Node Smith, ND A recent research article supports what naturopathic medicine has known for generations, that antibiotics kill helpful bacteria and cause more problems than they solve. The [...]

Node Smith, ND A recent study has shown that microbiome diversity may influence atherosclerosis.1 The research is being conducted at the MRC and British Heart Foundation. Growing interest in the [...]

Keegan Sheridan, ND Tolle Causam According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 23.5 million Americans suffer from autoimmune disease. Epidemiological data provide evidence that this [...]

Jeremy Appleton, ND Vis Medicatrix Naturae The gut-brain axis is a communication network that links the central nervous system (CNS) with the enteric nervous system. The anatomical network [...]

Jeremy Appleton, ND Vis Medicatrix Naturae The body of probiotic research continues to expand and diversify, and is accompanied by an expanded understanding of microbiome-host interactions and a [...]