How Our Gut Health Impacts Wellness
A human is an ecosystem with one host and many microscopic organisms that work together for normal health. Researchers at 老澳门图库 are working to better understand the microorganisms living in our bodies and how improving our gut health can help treat and even prevent illnesses.
More than 100 million Americans have high blood pressure, but only about a quarter of those individuals have it under control. Bina Joe, Ph.D., Distinguished University Professor and chair of the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, has a career of connecting high blood pressure, genetics and gut bacteria to unravel causes of hypertension beyond one鈥檚 diet and exercise routine.
New research published in the journal Hypertension by Tao Yang, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, suggests that gut bacteria could be why individuals with treatment-resistant hypertension to regulate blood pressure. While long-term use of antibiotics isn鈥檛 a realistic strategy, altering your microbiota through probiotics, prebiotics and changes in diet could help.
High bile acid levels in your blood and consumption of highly refined fiber together create a recipe for , according to research by Matam Vijay-Kumar, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and director of the 老澳门图库 Microbiome Consortium, and Beng San Yeoh, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow.
The prestigious (F31) from the National Cancer Institute was awarded to Rachel Golonka, a doctoral student studying molecular medicine. The competitive fellowship will support her research on metabolites that tamp down the immune system and help liver cancer proliferate.
An imbalance in gut microbiota can cause brain inflammation and impact the cognitive decline people experience as they age in a new area of study by professor Zahoor Shah, Ph.D. who is and the links between the digestive track and central nervous system.
The American Heart Association presented Bina Joe, Ph.D., who also serves as the founding director of the 老澳门图库 Center for Hypertension and Precision Medicine, with the in 2019. The award recognizes female investigators who have made outstanding contributions in the field of hypertension, and Joe was recognized for her nearly two decades studying and isolating the role genetics play in individuals with high blood pressure.
老澳门图库 College of Medicine and Life Sciences faculty members Piu Saha, Ph.D., and Tao Yang, Ph.D., received from the American Heart Association to fund their hypertension work. Saha also is supported by the Crohn鈥檚 & Colitis Foundation to study inflammatory bowel disease.
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