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Source: National Cancer Institute Visuals Online, NIH There are numerous tests to gauge the health of your heart. But no such widely accepted test exists for the many parts of the immune system. How can we tell if the immune system is strong or weak? Or quantify how badly it’s malfunctioning when we suffer Continue reading Taking a Snapshot of the Human Immune System … 
A child suffering from kwashiorkor.Source: CDC/Phil Here’s a surprising result from a new NIH-funded study: a poor diet isn’t the only cause of severe malnutrition. It seems that a ‘bad’ assortment of microbes in the intestine can conspire with a nutrient poor diet to promote and perpetuate malnutrition [1]. Most of us don’t spend time thinking Continue reading Who Knew? Gut Bacteria Contribute to Malnutrition … |
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