Team work and balance can keep a gut healthy

Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 12:20 in Health & Medicine

A significant body of work currently is indicating that the microbiota helps shape the immune system and allows it to do its job. Disease-causing microbes, such as Salmonella, evoke a strong inflammatory immune response that is directed at eliminating the microbe. But an inflammatory immune response, especially in the intestine, can be damaging to the […]

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