Some immune cells make the long journey from the gut to membranes surrounding the brain. Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/SPL/Alamy Immune cells that fight stomach bugs can migrate from the gut to the brain, where they establish a lasting ‘memory’ of previous infection, according to a study in mice. The brain is shielded by protective membranes called
Study design The samples for this study were obtained from the Lifelines NEXT (LLNEXT) cohort, a birth cohort designed to study the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic predictors of health and disease in a four-generation design23. LLNEXT is embedded within the Lifelines (LL) cohort study, a prospective three-generation population-based cohort study recording the health and
Diet advice is rarely one-size-fits-all. But one particular vice — enjoyed daily by more than half of Americans — has become the bane of health experts. Dietitians really, really want us to step away from the sugary soda. At a recent nutrition conference in Washington, DC, with more than 3,000 professionals, I asked around about
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration is planning a dramatic overhaul of Head Start that would gut its quality standards, upending the hallmarks of the early education program for impoverished children, two people familiar with the deliberations said. Head Start, established in the 1960s to help fight poverty, has long been considered by experts to
Cyclosporiasis is a parasitic illness caused by eating or drinking contaminated food or water. wildpixel/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption wildpixel/Getty Images This summer, tiny Cyclospora parasites have wreaked havoc on the digestive systems of thousands of people in the U.S. It’s the biggest outbreak of this parasite the U.S. has ever seen. In a
