Regulation of the immune system by biodiversity from the natural environment: An ecosystem service essential to health

Asthma and allergies: is the farming environment (still) protective in Poland? The GABRIEL Advanced Studies

(2013) S. J. MacNeill et al.   ALLERGY

Farm-derived Gram-positive bacteriumStaphylococcus sciuriW620 prevents asthma phenotype in HDM- and OVA-exposed mice

(2013) S. Hagner et al.   ALLERGY

Virus-Specific CD4+ Memory-Phenotype T Cells Are Abundant in Unexposed Adults

(2013) Laura F. Su et al.   IMMUNITY

Insights into the phylogeny and coding potential of microbial dark matter

(2013) Christian Rinke et al.   NATURE

The genomic signature of dog domestication reveals adaptation to a starch-rich diet

(2013) Erik Axelsson et al.   NATURE

The life beneath our feet

(2013) Janet K. Jansson et al.   NATURE

Home Life: Factors Structuring the Bacterial Diversity Found within and between Homes

(2013) Robert R. Dunn et al.   PLoS One

Isotopic evidence of early hominin diets

(2013) M. Sponheimer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Bringing the ocean into the laboratory to probe the chemical complexity of sea spray aerosol

(2013) K. A. Prather et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Microbiome of the upper troposphere: Species composition and prevalence, effects of tropical storms, and atmospheric implications

(2013) N. DeLeon-Rodriguez et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Cohabiting family members share microbiota with one another and with their dogs

(2013) Se Jin Song et al.   eLife

Inflammation-associated enterotypes, host genotype, cage and inter-individual effects drive gut microbiota variation in common laboratory mice

(2013) Falk Hildebrand et al.   GENOME BIOLOGY

Significant changes in the skin microbiome mediated by the sport of roller derby

(2013) James F. Meadow et al.   PeerJ

Analysis of variability of high sensitivity C-reactive protein in lowland ecuador reveals no evidence of chronic low-grade inflammation

(2012) Thomas W. Mcdade et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY

High-sensitive C-reactive protein: universal prognostic and causative biomarker in heart disease?

(2012) Ernst Rietzschel et al.   Biomarkers in Medicine

Do environments in infancy moderate the association between stress and inflammation in adulthood? Initial evidence from a birth cohort in the Philippines

(2012) Thomas W. McDade et al.   BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY

Architectural design influences the diversity and structure of the built environment microbiome

(2012) Steven W Kembel et al.   ISME Journal

Does diversity of environmental microbial exposure matter for the occurrence of allergy and asthma?

(2012) Dick Heederik et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Use of Antibiotics during Pregnancy Increases the Risk of Asthma in Early Childhood

(2012) Lone Graff Stensballe et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS

Gut microbiota composition correlates with diet and health in the elderly

(2012) Marcus J. Claesson et al.   NATURE

Environmental biodiversity, human microbiota, and allergy are interrelated

(2012) I. Hanski et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Compartmentalized Control of Skin Immunity by Resident Commensals

(2012) S. Naik et al.   SCIENCE

The rhizosphere microbiome and plant health

(2012) Roeland L. Berendsen et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Does living by the coast improve health and wellbeing?

(2012) Benedict W. Wheeler et al.   HEALTH & PLACE

Effects of probiotics on gut microbiota: mechanisms of intestinal immunomodulation and neuromodulation

(2012) Peera Hemarajata et al.   Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology

Being born in Sweden increases the risk for type 1 diabetes - a study of migration of children to Sweden as a natural experiment

(2011) Ulf Söderström et al.   ACTA PAEDIATRICA

NLRP6 Inflammasome Regulates Colonic Microbial Ecology and Risk for Colitis

(2011) Eran Elinav et al.   CELL

Gram-positive bacteria on grass pollen exhibit adjuvant activity inducing inflammatory T cell responses

(2011) B. Heydenreich et al.   CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY

Hygiene Hypothesis and Autoimmune Diseases

(2011) Graham A. W. Rook   CLINICAL REVIEWS IN ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY

Natural immunity

(2011) Leena von Hertzen et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Green space, health inequality and pregnancy

(2011) Payam Dadvand et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Does Participating in Physical Activity in Outdoor Natural Environments Have a Greater Effect on Physical and Mental Wellbeing than Physical Activity Indoors? A Systematic Review

(2011) J. Thompson Coon et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Green cities and health: a question of scale?

(2011) Elizabeth A Richardson et al.   JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

The impact of parasite infections on the course of multiple sclerosis

(2011) Jorge Correale et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY

A nationwide survey of the prevalence of multiple sclerosis in immigrant populations of Sweden

(2011) Cecilia Ahlgren et al.   Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Probiotic helminth administration in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis: a phase 1 study

(2011) JO Fleming et al.   Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Exposure to Environmental Microorganisms and Childhood Asthma

(2011) Markus J. Ege et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Schizophrenia and Autism: Both Shared and Disorder-Specific Pathogenesis Via Perinatal Inflammation?

(2011) URS MEYER et al.   PEDIATRIC RESEARCH

The Toll-Like Receptor 2 Pathway Establishes Colonization by a Commensal of the Human Microbiota

(2011) J. L. Round et al.   SCIENCE

99th Dahlem Conference on Infection, Inflammation and Chronic Inflammatory Disorders: Darwinian medicine and the ‘hygiene’ or ‘old friends’ hypothesis

(2010) G. A. W. Rook   CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY

Is sunlight good for our heart?

(2010) M. Feelisch et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Risk of inflammatory bowel disease in first- and second-generation immigrants in Sweden

(2010) Xinjun Li et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

Man's best friend? The effect of pet ownership on house dust microbial communities

(2010) Kei E. Fujimura et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Parasitic Helminths: New Weapons against Immunological Disorders

(2010) Yoshio Osada et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Helminth secretions induce de novo T cell Foxp3 expression and regulatory function through the TGF-β pathway

(2010) John R. Grainger et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Transcriptional activity of the dominant gut mucosal microbiota in chronic inflammatory bowel disease patients

(2010) A. Rehman et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Recognition of peptidoglycan from the microbiota by Nod1 enhances systemic innate immunity

(2010) Thomas B Clarke et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Biodiversity and biogeography of the atmosphere

(2010) A. M. Womack et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Impact of diet in shaping gut microbiota revealed by a comparative study in children from Europe and rural Africa

(2010) C. De Filippo et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Induction of Colonic Regulatory T Cells by Indigenous Clostridium Species

(2010) K. Atarashi et al.   SCIENCE

The current status of urban-rural differences in psychiatric disorders

(2009) J. Peen et al.   ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA

Distribution and Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Asians, Hispanics and African Americans: A Systematic Review

(2009) Jason K Hou et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Culture-Independent Characterization of Archaeal Biodiversity in Swine Confinement Building Bioaerosols

(2009) B. Nehme et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Multiple sclerosis: Geoepidemiology, genetics and the environment

(2009) Ron Milo et al.   AUTOIMMUNITY REVIEWS

Environmentally-acquired bacteria influence microbial diversity and natural innate immune responses at gut surfaces

(2009) Imke E Mulder et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Repeated bouts of aerobic exercise enhance regulatory T cell responses in a murine asthma model

(2009) Thomas Lowder et al.   BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY

Associations of Doctor-Diagnosed Asthma with Immigration Status, Age at Immigration, and Length of Residence in the United States in a Sample of Mexican American School Children in Chicago

(2009) Kamal Eldeirawi et al.   JOURNAL OF ASTHMA

Morbidity is related to a green living environment

(2009) J Maas et al.   JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

Environmental changes and epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in the French West Indies

(2009) Philippe Cabre   JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES

Early origins of inflammation: microbial exposures in infancy predict lower levels of C-reactive protein in adulthood

(2009) T. W. McDade et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Associations of Depression With C-Reactive Protein, IL-1, and IL-6: A Meta-Analysis

(2009) M Bryant Howren et al.   PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE

Sick building syndrome in relation to domestic exposure in Sweden - A cohort study from 1991 to 2001

(2009) B. Sahlberg et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

The physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku (taking in the forest atmosphere or forest bathing): evidence from field experiments in 24 forests across Japan

(2009) Bum Jin Park et al.   Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Trends in research related to “Shinrin-yoku” (taking in the forest atmosphere or forest bathing) in Japan

(2009) Yuko Tsunetsugu et al.   Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Prevalence of asthma in a large group of Israeli adolescents: influence of country of birth and age at migration

(2008) D. Pereg et al.   ALLERGY

Lactobacillus reuteri–induced Regulatory T cells Protect against an Allergic Airway Response in Mice

(2008) Khalil Karimi et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Physical activity as a possible mechanism behind the relationship between green space and health: A multilevel analysis

(2008) Jolanda Maas et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Predominance of Gram-positive bacteria in house dust in the low-allergy risk Russian Karelia

(2008) Jaakko Pakarinen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Animal shed Bacillus licheniformis spores possess allergy-protective as well as inflammatory properties

(2008) Kay Vogel et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Prenatal exposure to a farm environment modifies atopic sensitization at birth

(2008) Markus Johannes Ege et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Effect of exposure to natural environment on health inequalities: an observational population study

(2008) Richard Mitchell et al.   LANCET

A core gut microbiome in obese and lean twins

(2008) Peter J. Turnbaugh et al.   NATURE

Innate immunity and intestinal microbiota in the development of Type 1 diabetes

(2008) Li Wen et al.   NATURE

Immigration to the USA and risk for mood and anxiety disorders: variation by origin and age at immigration

(2008) J. Breslau et al.   PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE

Associations of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 with cognitive symptoms of depression: 12-year follow-up of the Whitehall II study

(2008) D. Gimeno et al.   PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE

Florida red tide and human health: A pilot beach conditions reporting system to minimize human exposure

(2008) Barbara Kirkpatrick et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The Pervasive Effects of an Antibiotic on the Human Gut Microbiota, as Revealed by Deep 16S rRNA Sequencing

(2008) Les Dethlefsen et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

A meta-analysis of the association between Caesarean section and childhood asthma

(2007) S. Thavagnanam et al.   CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY