RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

microbiome

Mom’s greatest gift for her child is a healthy gut microbiome

Mom’s greatest gift for her child is not sentimental. It arrives with birth. Babies come alive through a rich vaginal wash of microbes that guide digestive health for a lifetime. All animals evolved methods arming their offspring with microbiomes aimed…

“Gut Microbes are Mostly Friendly” Keep Them That Way

In the past, we thought that all gut microbes were enemies. We believed they were responsible for many diseases and health issues. But now, after a few years of research on gut microbiomes, we’ve found out that this couldn’t be…

A healthy microbiome builds a strong immune system that could help defeat COVID-19

Ana Maldonado-Contreras, University of Massachusetts Medical School You may not know it, but you have an army of microbes living inside of you that are essential for fighting off threats, including the virus that causes COVID-19.