Background The gut microbiome is a critical modulator of host immunity and is linked to the immune response to respiratory viral infections. However, few studies have gone beyond describing broad compositional alterations in severe COVID-19, defined as acute respiratory or other organ failure. Methods We profiled 127 hospitalized patients with COVID-19 (n = 79 with severe COVID-19 and 48 with…
Background The timing of puberty may have an important impact on adolescent mental health. In particular, earlier age at menarche has been associated with elevated…
Aims This study aims to explore the relationship between waist circumference and asthma attack in adults. Methods In this cross-sectional study, we analysed data from…
Background Evidence on workplace bullying and harassment (WBH) in the UK has not used probability-sample surveys with robust mental health assessments. This study aimed to…
Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most frequent cause of dementia. Recent evidence suggests the involvement of peripheral immune cells in the disease, but the…
Background Chronic neck pain (CNP) is a common public health problem that affects daily living activities and quality of life. There is biomechanical interdependence between…
Background Exposure to extreme cold or heat temperature is one leading cause of weather-associated mortality and morbidity in animals. Emerging studies demonstrate that the microbiota…
The broad impacts of climate change, including sea level rise, extreme weather events and biodiversity loss, also extend to human health, and may dramatically shift…
Background Chronic neck pain (CNP) is a common public health problem that affects daily living activities and quality of life. There is biomechanical interdependence between…
Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) has become the third leading cause of hospital-acquired AKI, which seriously threatens the health of patients. To date, the precise…
Background The human upper respiratory tract (URT) microbiome, like the gut microbiome, varies across individuals and between health and disease states. However, study-to-study heterogeneity in…
