Miranda van Tilburg

Professor UNC, UW, CUSOM. Director of Research at CFVH. Gut Expert | Child health | #Parenting. Legacy blue verified.

[Miranda van Tilburg @DrvanTilburg]

The kids are not okay.

Babies born during COVID-19 isolation are now ready to enter school. New study finds they have the motor and verbal skills to do so. But they lag on executive skills aka the ability to plan, focus, and manage emotions/behaviors.

https://t.co/CtRJkFreyr

[Miranda van Tilburg @DrvanTilburg]

Proof the microbiome plays role in allergies.

Phase I trial: 15 allergic adults got a single dose of gut bacteria. Months later, 6/15 tolerated more peanut before reacting - not enough for PBJ sandwich but enough to avoid accidental reactions.

https://t.co/xtekBC5bTn

[Miranda van Tilburg @DrvanTilburg]

Your gut bacteria recycle testosterone to keep your colon moving.

Gut bacteria’s GUS enzyme reactivates testosterone → signals colon neurons to keep things moving.

Wipe out the bacteria (antibiotics) → motility slows.

https://t.co/QFuj1hKM3U

[Miranda van Tilburg @DrvanTilburg]

@DrHowardLiu You speak my language Dr Liu!

[Miranda van Tilburg @DrvanTilburg]

On average 45 toxic chemicals are detected in Mom’s urine, and the higher these chemicals, the higher risk for adverse outcomes, study of >5000 expecting mons finds.

Demand industry regulation to safeguard babies!

https://t.co/B0I3Cp3ful

[Miranda van Tilburg @DrvanTilburg]

Dinners with kids: A time to share the day, support one another, and laugh. Good for the tummy and the soul.

Unfortunately, most parents and 7 out of 10 children are currently glued to screens during meals.

Let’s make device fee dinners popular again.

https://t.co/TLPQPzJwQU

[Miranda van Tilburg @DrvanTilburg]

The U.S. fertility rate dropped 22% since 2007. New research says the iPhone may be to blame.

Using AT&T’s exclusive early rollout as a natural experiment smartphone access explained 33-52% of fertility decline.

https://t.co/LoDtG15mUn

[Miranda van Tilburg @DrvanTilburg]

🧠 Poor sleep wrecks mood and memory. New mouse study finds bad memories → bad sleep.

Stressful memory engram cells spontaneously reactivated during sleep — fragmenting rest from the inside.

The stress doesn’t end when you close your eyes. 🧠💤

https://t.co/VSPRRJryxp

[Miranda van Tilburg @DrvanTilburg]

Parents don’t be afraid of vaccines.
Be wary of fear mongering - protect your child’s health!

https://t.co/HtPuwrVFDf

[Miranda van Tilburg @DrvanTilburg]

New pub with new collaborators. Hopefully more work to come soon.

[Neurogastro & Motil @NGMJournal]

🆕🔥Meal-related symptoms define distinct & clinically significant phenotypes in #children with #pain-related #DGBI‼️
🎯#Meal-related symptoms are associated with older age, female sex, ⬆️self-reported somatization, ⬇️ overall QoL👏
👉https://t.co/eA1K14SocP
@ANMSociety @esnm_eu

[Miranda van Tilburg @DrvanTilburg]

@NehaSantucciMD @karagm2009 @Dr_BrunoC Thanks Neha!

[Miranda van Tilburg @DrvanTilburg]

@NehaSantucciMD Thank you for sharing @NehaSantucciMD!

[Miranda van Tilburg @DrvanTilburg]

New study: Positive childhood experiences (PCE), like parental warmth & trusted friendships, can BUFFER the effect of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on adult IBS.

High ACEs + high PCEs = no increased IBS risk.

High ACEs + low PCEs = higher risk.
https://t.co/2vbkkivRVF

[Neha Santucci MD MBBS MS AGA-F @NehaSantucciMD]

Rome V finally launches and @DrvanTilburg - you have been the key founder through all the versions. 👏👏 🙏 for your hard work on this! @NASPGHAN @ANMSociety @IFFGD @RomeFoundation @RomeGastroPsych

[Miranda van Tilburg @DrvanTilburg]

@NehaSantucciMD @NASPGHAN @ANMSociety @IFFGD @RomeFoundation @RomeGastroPsych

[Miranda van Tilburg @DrvanTilburg]

Excited to see the release of #RomeV, the 5th edition of the global diagnostic criteria for Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI), published by the Rome Foundation and introduced at #DDW26.

My hope is that Rome V further destigmatize #DGBI

https://t.co/yYWJpYaMNh

[Miranda van Tilburg @DrvanTilburg]

New to academic medicine: your informal network — mentors and colleagues who give feedback behind the scenes — is the #1 predictor of scientific impact.
Not gender, seniority, methods, or even your co-authors.
Build it early. Keep it close.
🔗 https://t.co/gnZOEV37yo

[Miranda van Tilburg @DrvanTilburg]

Might pesticides drive diabetes in non obese people?
A new study finds evidence it could through changes in the gut microbiota

Findings like these emphasize yet again to stop blaming disease solely on patients!

https://t.co/KvID5d1pF6

[Neurogastro & Motil @NGMJournal]

🆕🔥#HeartRate variability & #Sleep among Girls & Boys with #AbdominalPain‐related #DisordersofGutBrainInteraction‼️
🎯Sleep-disordered breathing is associated with lower heart rate variability in both sexes👏 #snoring #gasping #DGBI
👉https://t.co/UaVU6PorBQ
@ANMSociety @esnm_eu

[Neurogastro & Motil @NGMJournal]

🆕🔥#AdverseChildhoodExperiences due to #maltreatment are associated with #AbdominalPain intensity, poorer health-related quality of life, greater anxiety, and greater depressive symptoms, #Pediatric patients with #DGBI‼️
👉https://t.co/tkinpRxzWr
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