Biodiversity and human health: mechanisms and evidence of the positive health effects of diversity in nature and green spaces

R Aerts, O Honnay… - British medical …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Natural environments and green spaces provide ecosystem services that
enhance human health and well-being. They improve mental health, mitigate allergies and …

A biodiversity hypothesis

T Haahtela - Allergy, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity hypothesis states that contact with natural environments enriches the human
microbiome, promotes immune balance and protects from allergy and inflammatory …

Social policy in a climate emergency context: Towards an ecosocial research agenda

T Hirvilammi, L Häikiö, H Johansson, M Koch… - Journal of Social …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Social policy developed as a research field and academic discipline to ensure protection
from social risks in the era of emerging capitalism and industrialization. While welfare states …

Biodiversity and health in the urban environment

MR Marselle, SJ Lindley, PA Cook, A Bonn - Current environmental health …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose of review Biodiversity underpins urban ecosystem functions that are essential for
human health and well-being. Understanding how biodiversity relates to human health is a …

Soil exposure modifies the gut microbiota and supports immune tolerance in a mouse model

N Ottman, L Ruokolainen, A Suomalainen… - Journal of allergy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Sufficient exposure to natural environments, in particular soil and its microbes,
has been suggested to be protective against allergies. Objective We aim at gaining more …

Cabbage and fermented vegetables: from death rate heterogeneity in countries to candidates for mitigation strategies of severe COVID‐19

J Bousquet, JM Anto, W Czarlewski, T Haahtela… - Allergy, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Large differences in COVID‐19 death rates exist between countries and between regions of
the same country. Some very low death rate countries such as Eastern Asia, Central Europe …

Immunological resilience and biodiversity for prevention of allergic diseases and asthma

T Haahtela, H Alenius, J Lehtimäki, A Sinkkonen… - Allergy, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Increase of allergic conditions has occurred at the same pace with the Great Acceleration,
which stands for the rapid growth rate of human activities upon earth from 1950s. Changes …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of climate change on immune responses and barrier defense

C Skevaki, KC Nadeau, ME Rothenberg… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change is not just jeopardizing the health of our planet, but it is increasingly
impacting our immune health. There is an expanding body of evidence that climate-related …

[HTML][HTML] Urban indoor gardening enhances immune regulation and diversifies skin microbiota—a placebo-controlled double-blinded intervention study

M Saarenpää, MI Roslund, N Nurminen… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
According to the hygiene and biodiversity hypotheses, frequent exposure to environmental
microbiota, especially through soil contact, diversifies commensal microbiota, enhances …

The One Health approach for allergic diseases and asthma

M Jutel, GS Mosnaim, JA Bernstein, S Del Giacco… - Allergy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The One Health approach is a collaborative and interdisciplinary strategy with focal
point on human, animal, and environmental health interconnections. One Health can …