Serotonin-Producing Gut Bacteria in Newborns Shields Against Allergies
New research highlights the critical role of unique gut bacteria in newborns, producing serotonin to educate immune cells and prevent allergic reactions early in life.
The study reveals that these bacteria encourage the development of T-regulatory cells, crucial for suppressing inappropriate immune responses and preventing autoimmune diseases.
This work suggests that before the neonatal gut matures to produce its own neurotransmitters, specific bacteria supply essential serotonin, promoting a balanced immune system.
Such findings underscore the importance of early exposure to beneficial bacteria for preventing allergies and potentially autoimmune diseases later in life.
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At least 359 people have been detained across Russia since Aleksei Navalny’s death, a rights group reported.
Those who came to lay flowers at improvised memorials — a form of protest and symbol of mourning — found solace in the company of others. https://t.co/kYIdxWAA5B
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A new study
published in Science Advances
connects the worst plagues
that ravaged the Roman Empire
to climatic changes,
meanwhile,
scientists have confirmed
that last year
(the pandemic’s fourth full year)
was the warmest year on record,
but I’m sure
there’s no need to worry.
@QuiGonJinNTonic You should do what my old bar manager used to do when anyone would do that - pour grenadine all over the ice so they have to burn it/melt it. It's a big no-no to put glass in the ice bin.
everyone hates on Gollum but he had the right idea: become a hermit, collect jewels, swim naked in lakes and pools, occasionally hiss at people who try to make you go places
@kirawontmiss My dad always told me driving on ice is like driving a boat - there's no true brakes, just force in a different direction.
This analogy makes a ton of sense to other Minnesotans, but people who didn't grow up on lakes seem to struggle with it.
“Let me tell you, I’m not willing to do too damn much right now to help a Democrat and to help Joe Biden’s approval rating,” Rep. Troy Nehls, a Texas Republican, told CNN” https://t.co/dYUWGdtr1L