Daily matcha may benefit brain, heart, gut health
Drinking a daily cup or two of matcha—a form of powdered green tea—may provide a number of health benefits.
Unlocking new information about vaginal health
Smita Gopinath, assistant professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard Chan School, discusses her path to managing her own lab and her research into an overlooked microbiome.
Researchers discover associations among PTSD, diet, and the gut microbiome
A new study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Chan School investigated the relationship between PTSD, diet, and the gut microbiome, and found that participants who adhered to a Mediterranean diet experienced decreased PTSD symptoms.
Gut microbiome of pets reveals insights for human health
Curtis Huttenhower studies the role that the microbiome plays in health and disease, most often focusing on the human gut—but recently his research has expanded into pets, including dogs and cats.
Hope for treating food allergies
While the prevalence of food allergies is increasing, a treatment called oral immunotherapy may help patients reduce their symptoms, according to Kari Nadeau of Harvard Chan School.
Symposium highlights lesser-known members of the microbiome
Lesser-studied members of the microbiome, including viruses and fungi, were the focus of the fifth annual symposium of the Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center, held May 15 at Harvard Medical School’s Joseph B. Martin Center.
Off the Cuff: Curtis Huttenhower
Curtis Huttenhower studies microbial communities starting at the population level. He hopes that by understanding how the microbiome affects a wide range of systems in the body, researchers will ultimately be able to target it to improve health…
Renewal of NIEHS grant paves way for new research on how complex environmental exposures affect health
August 8, 2019 – With the renewal of a major federal grant, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s NIEHS Center for Environmental Health will focus on a broad new objective—the exploration of how a wide variety of…
New findings from Human Microbiome Project reveal how microbiome is disrupted during inflammatory bowel disease
Study finds chemical and molecular events that disrupt the microbiome and trigger immune responses during flare-ups of inflammatory bowel diseases.
Researchers explore the link between the microbiome and public health
May 24, 2019 – The microbiome—the collection of trillions of microorganisms throughout the body that plays an important role in numerous diseases—represents a promising frontier in the world of public health. Although it’s a relatively new field of…
