There has been a steep increase in allergic and autoimmune diseases, reaching epidemic
proportions and now affecting more than one billion people worldwide. These diseases are …

Understanding how gut flora influences gut-brain communications has been the subject of
significant research over the past decade. The broadening of the term “microbiota-gut-brain …

The gut microbiota is emerging as an important modulator of neurodegenerative diseases,
and accumulating evidence has linked gut microbes to Parkinson's disease (PD) …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology is thought to progress from normal cognition through
preclinical disease and ultimately to symptomatic AD with cognitive impairment. Recent work …

There is increasing evidence showing that the dynamic changes in the gut microbiota can
alter brain physiology and behavior. Cognition was originally thought to be regulated only by …

The gut microbiome acts as an integral part of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) that has the
largest and vulnerable surface with desirable features to observe foods, nutrients, and …

The intestinal barrier, which primarily consists of a mucus layer, an epithelial barrier, and a
gut vascular barrier, has a crucial role in health and disease by facilitating nutrient …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease associated with amyloid-β (Aβ)
deposition, leading to neurotoxicity (oxidative stress and neuroinflammation) and gut …

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a common disorder following surgery, which
seriously threatens the quality of patients' life, especially the older people. Accumulating …

The immune system deploys a multitude of innate and adaptive mechanisms not only to
ward off pathogens but also to prevent malignant transformation (“immune surveillance”) …