Does New Swine Flu Virus Kill By Causing a Cytokine Storm?
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The swine flu outbreak that began in Mexico and continues to spread around the globe may be particularly dangerous for young, otherwise healthy adults…
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Is there convincing biological or behavioural evidence linking vitamin D deficiency to brain dysfunction?
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Vitamin D insufficiency is common in the United States; the elderly and African-Americans are at particularly high risk of deficiency. This review, written for…
High-dose vitamin therapy stimulates variant enzymes with decreased coenzyme binding affinity (increased Km): relevance to genetic disease and polymorphisms
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As many as one-third of mutations in a gene result in the corresponding enzyme having an increased Michaelis constant, or Km, (decreased binding affinity)…
Clinical evidence for immunomodulatory effects of probiotic bacteria.
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Close, tightly orchestrated interactions between the intestinal epithelium and the mucosa-associated immune system are critical for normal intestinal absorptive and immunological functions. Recent data…
The gut microbiota shapes intestinal immune responses during health and disease
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Abstract: Immunological dysregulation is the cause of many non-infectious human diseases such as autoimmunity, allergy and cancer. The gastrointestinal tract is the primary site…