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Significant links between the gut microbiome and infant eczema have recently been found, laying the framework for future eczema prevention and therapy through gut microbiota management. Read further on Dynamite News:

Medical research has brought slow but significant changes to disease diagnostics, drugs, and surgery. Disruptive medical inventions have converted some "surgical" diseases to medical ones, reducing the need for surgery. Examples include polio vaccine, antibiotics for gastric ulcers, and Ponsetti plaster casts for club foot. We hope for more such…

Across the U.S., legislators are debating how and when sex and gender should be discussed in the classroom and beyond. Specifically, these bills are considering whether anything beyond male or female can be included in library books and lesson plans. These bills are part of a larger debate on how…

Our findings support stable weight as a goal for longevity in older women. 

While screening can help some people live longer, data shows some people’s lives are shortened as result of screening

Earlier detection means more successful treatment – but also a drain on resources for an already creaking health service, says Christina Pagel, professor of operational research at UCL

As microbiome research has become one of the hottest topics in science, the field has also been overrun with hype. A new paper by two researchers, published in Nature Microbiology, dispels 12 such myths, starting from the age of the field and finishing with claims about the ‘pathobiome’ and culturability.

"Communal eating is also intricately woven into the social fabric of traditional communities"

Genetically modified mice found to have less inflammation and healthier gut