Gut Microbiome
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Start Trusting Your Gut: The Body’s Second Brain
Written by: Adriana Souto Pereira Nuncio Edited by: Esther Melamed This body organ has more neurons than the entire spinal cord and is not part of the central nervous system (CNS). What are we talking about? Yes, that is right, it is your gut, the body’s second brain! The concept of the gut-brain axis, a bidirectional…
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COVID-19 and Its Sequelae on the Gut-Brain Axis
Written by: Shruthi Aravindan Edited by: Esther Melamed COVID-19 infection is often characterized by a cytokine storm which contributes to the high levels of inflammation. While COVID-19 is most commonly a respiratory infection, there are often symptoms that manifest in other parts of the body and in conjunction with multiple organ failure in severe cases. One…
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The Gut Microbiota and COVID-19 Severity
Written by: Nadia Siles Edited by: Esther Melamed For years now, we have known that our gut microbiota, the millions of microorganisms that inhabit our digestive tract, is primarily shaped by our diet, environment, and genes. The numerous interactions between our microbiota and our body are complex and bidirectional, to say the least. And in the…
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The Gut-Brain Axis May Mediate Gastrointestinal and Neurological Symptoms of COVID-19
June 2, 2020 by Sam Bazzi The gut microbiome and the gut-brain connection are currently hot topics in neuroimmunology, so I am constantly on the lookout for studies describing dysbiosis in COVID-19 patients. There are currently no large-scale studies on changes to the microbiome after SARS-CoV-2 infection, but there have been some interesting theories posed…