Scientists report that gut microorganisms in COVID-19 patients were very different from those in uninfected individuals and lack of good bacteria that regulate our immune system. The presence of an abnormal gut bacteria persists after the virus is gone and may be responsible of the long-lasting symptoms in some patients. In addition, reduction of inflammation […]
The gut microbiome serves many useful functions in the body, but it can also rev up the immune system in harmful ways. Zit has been pustulated that Diet can influence the microbiome and the mucosal immune response. In the paper: “Diet modulates colonic T cell responses by regulating the expression of a Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron antigen,” Sci Immunol, 4:eaau9079, […]