Casey Winslow - Micro influence on human health

If I were to fund a study I think one that I would be most excited to fund would be the Nagao-Kitamoto et al. 2016. The study is titled, Functional Characterization of Inflammatory Bowel Disease–Associated Gut Dysbiosis in Gnotobiotic Mice, and looks into how dysbiosis influence IBD. As a person who has suffered from problems… Continue reading Writing Exercise #15

human non-infectious diseases that are influenced by microorganisms:– inflammatory bowl disease– some cancers– asthma – allergies– arteriosclerosis Looking back on my first post I did not know how much influence microbes could have on our overall health or how they could influence disease. BHS 323 has taught demonstrated that our evolutionary relationship with microbes has… Continue reading Writing Exercise #14

In W. P. Hanage’s article he discusses 5 questions that are important to take into account when reading scientific literature. The question are being prompted by a new found wave of excitement over the human microbiome. Can experiments detect differences that matter?This question is important important because without any detection of real change or change… Continue reading Writing Exercise #13

Microbial communities in our body can influence our mental health in several ways. One way they can influence our mental health is by effecting human health negatively. When the human microbiome becomes unbalanced it has been associated with negative health outcomes like, obesity, IBD and other serious illnesses. Poor health can effect a persons quality… Continue reading Writing Exercise #12

Peer reviewing other peoples research was really interesting. I found that I was really critical of information that was presented because I didn’t want to except every statement as the truth. I also found that I really like to help people improve their writing. Through the peer review process I learned a lot about how… Continue reading Writing Exercise #11

The process of peer reviewing a scientific paper is done in order to ensure that a paper is credible and understandable. A lot of peer review is done in order to ensure a paper uses credible data and sources to back up its claims. If a persons claims are unfounded and the sources that are… Continue reading Writing Exercise #10

Increased sanitary practices has decreased human interaction with microbes. One practice I do frequently is use hand sanitizer which can kill the microbes on your hands. Another practice is drinking water that has been “cleaned” which reduces the intake of microbes into the body. Another practice is just general cleaning and sanitizing surfaces so that… Continue reading writing exercise #9

The most interesting and surprising things I have learned about microbial influence on human health are the correlation of dysbiosis and diseases. I think the correlation of IBD, obesity and other negative health outcomes with dysbiosis is a big area of health that needs to be studied more. I also think it is so interesting… Continue reading writing exercise #8

There are many factors that could affect and influence the colonization and health of microbial communities in infants. In the review article Nuriel-Ohayon et al. 2016 factors such as modes of delivery, feeding, weaning and antibiotics were investigated to determine if and how they affect microbial health in infants. During pregnancy a mother goes through… Continue reading Writing Exercise #7

I have mixed feelings about the use of antibiotics. I understand that antibiotics are important to fight bacterial infections. However, I worry about the adverse effects that antibiotics can have on the human gut microbiome. In general, I try to avoid taking antibiotics unless it is completely necessary.One effect of antibiotics that is worrying is… Continue reading Writing exercise #6