“When offspring are in the womb, what their mothers experience environmentally (for example, diet, stress, smoking), influences the attributes of offspring when they are adults. This ‘developmental programming’ is understood […]
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Epigenetic trigger of ALS
“Researchers examined identical twins–one afflicted with familial ALS and one not–and found that environmental factors were likely necessary to alter the expression of some immune genes (epigenetic changes) before the […]
Vagus nerve stimulation reduces rheumatoid arthritis
“Clinical trial data demonstrates stimulating the vagus nerve with an implantable bioelectronic device significantly improved measures of disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).”
Microbe changes in patients with multiple sclerosis found
“A team of researchers with Brigham and Women’s Hospital at Harvard Medical School has discovered that people with multiple sclerosis appear to have differences in their gut biome than the […]
Indicator of chronic fatigue syndrome found in gut bacteria
“Our work demonstrates that the gut bacterial microbiome in ME/CFS patients isn’t normal, perhaps leading to gastrointestinal and inflammatory symptoms in victims of the disease,” said Maureen Hanson, the Liberty […]
Fetal BPA exposure in mice linked to estrogen-related diseases
“Researchers from Yale show that the genome is permanently altered in the uterus of mice that had been exposed to BPA during their fetal development. These changes were found to […]
A single species of gut bacteria can reverse autistic-like behavior in mice
“By adding this bacterial species back to the guts of affected mice, the researchers were able to reverse some of the mice’s behavioral deficits, which are reminiscent of symptoms of […]
Interaction between cytokines, cannabinoids and the nervous system (2010)
“The [endocannabinoid system (ES)] participates in the regulation of immune responses in the nervous system. Activation of the cannabinoid system is associated with therapeutic effects that may be mediated by […]
The endocannabinoid system: A revolving plate in neuro-immune interaction in health and disease (2012)
” Studies examining the effect of cannabinoid-based drugs on immunity have shown that many cellular and cytokine mechanisms are modulated by these agents, thus raising the hypothesis that these compounds […]
Cannabinoids and the immune system: an overview (2010)
“Cannabinoids can modulate immune reactions in the periphery but also in the brain, influence T cell subset balance and cytokine expression and play a role in the balance between neuroinflammation […]