MICROBIOTA

This study is testing whether eating a specific high-fiber, plant-based Mediterranean diet for two weeks after a colonoscopy can improve gut health. Researchers will enroll 30 people with a history of colon polyps to see if the diet reduces inflammation, changes gut bacteria, and…

This study aims to understand if bacteria in your gut and mouth are linked to artery plaque and the risk of having a stroke. Researchers will compare 215 people with carotid artery disease to 70 healthy people, checking their blood, diet, and bacteria levels. They want to see if …

This study is looking at how two different diets affect the community of bacteria living in people's guts. Researchers provided all meals for 28 days to 115 healthy Black and White adults in Alabama, comparing the DASH diet to a typical American diet. They collected stool samples…

This study aims to understand how the community of bacteria in our gut (the microbiota) might influence who develops serious bloodstream infections and how they recover, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers are enrolling 86 hospitalized adult patients to analyze t…

This study aims to understand how people who have received a lung transplant adapt to very high altitudes, compared to healthy people. Thirty participants, including lung transplant recipients and healthy volunteers, will undergo home-based altitude training and then attempt to c…