All articles related to "microbiome":

Hope for treating food allergies

While the prevalence of food allergies is increasing, a treatment called oral immunotherapy may help patients reduce their symptoms, according to Kari Nadeau of Harvard Chan School.

Off the Cuff: Curtis Huttenhower

Curtis Huttenhower studies microbial communities starting at the population level. He hopes that by understanding how the microbiome affects a wide range of systems in the body, researchers will ultimately be able to target it to improve health…

The future of cancer prevention (part 2)

In this episode, we speak to a scientist who is examining how our microbiome—the collection of trillions of microbes in and on our bodies—can affect the development of colon cancer.