If I were the head of an institution and had the option to fund a research project, I would want to fund a project that dealt with pregnant mothers and how their diets may have affected the contents of their breast milk. We learned this term that a breastmilk vs formula diet does have an affect on the infant’s gut microbiota. However, I was surprised to see in many papers how it was reported that infants on a formula based diet had more of a diverse microbiota than infants who were primarily breastfed. I would be curious to see if by altering a mothers diet it would change the contents of her breast milk and in change increase the microbial gut community of their infant. I would hope to learn more about how to increase the nutrient concentration for mothers that breastfeed so that healthcare workers could provide expecting mothers with better  nutritional information so that their infants gain a more diverse microbiota through proper and safe exposure.

Human Non-infectious diseases 

IBS , Diabetes ,Autoimmune diseases ,Crohn’s disease ,Asthma ,Ulcers 

Psoriasis, Cystic fibrosis, Heart disease , Addison’s disease, Cancer , Eating sensitvies (like gluten and lactose, I know they aren’t “diseases” but they can be influenced by microbiota) , Lyme disease , Renal diseases , Gout, obesity 

When I compare my response from week 1 to week 10 I can see that one of the main differences is that this week I was able to come up with more concrete examples that came to mind easily. I think during week one I really did not know what “non-infectious” meant because it was something I had never thought to consider as I just saw every disease as a disease.  I think some of the most important topics that I will take away is that what we put into our bodies can impact our overall health. It also doesn’t just affect our gut and digestive system but can play a role in affecting other body systems like our respiratory system and even our eyes as we saw in week 2 and even our mental health.  Also recognizing that parental gut health can play a role in affecting their children as well whether its mothers’ breast milk or parents maybe not including important nutrients in the child’s diet. Also this class really did help me understand scientific articles more. Before in my other classes when we had to look at an article and talk about the results I honestly had no idea what anything meant and I feel confident in my ability to review one now.