Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 02 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01136-9In this Review, Ohara and Hsiao explore the pathways linking the gut and the brain, particularly the communication between the gut microbiota and neurons at the…

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In this episode of ICMs we talk to the authors of a world first multi-centre double blind cross-over randomised control trial, which explored the effect of in-room air purification on acute respirator...

Vaher et al. perform a comprehensive characterization of very preterm infant gut microbiome and its associations with MRI markers of encephalopathy of prematurity. The results suggest links between bacterial species and their functions with brain development. Because gut microbiome is modifiable, this research could offer new avenues for perinatal neuroprotection.

In this study, Kristensen et al. investigate the link between the respiratory microbiome and RSV severity. Although the neonatal respiratory microbiota is only modestly associated with RSV severity during the first year of life, the respiratory microbiota during RSV infection is strongly associated with disease severity and persistence of symptoms.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of infant respiratory disease. Recent approval of preventive measures like a long-acting monoclon…

Polio is once again a public health threat in the United States. Grace is disappointed, though not surprised.

Sean Dilley is inundated with abuse on social media whenever he posts about discrimination issues.

Ecology and evolution in the human gut microbiome

Science, both teaching and doing, is under attack. The recent US presidential election of a person and platform with anti-science bias exemplifies this. The study of climate processes and patterns and...

Science, both teaching and doing, is under attack. The recent US presidential election of a person and platform with anti-science bias exemplifies this. The study of climate processes and patterns and...

When the virus arrived on its shores, the Pacific island nation was grievously unprepared. It had left the door to contagion wide open, and thousands of children have suffered.

Entacapone, a Parkinson’s disease medication, sequesters iron resulting in a selective inhibition of gut microbial activity.

From spring 2025, pregnant women will no longer be eligible for free COVID vaccines in the UK.