Air quality and lung health, food additives affect gut microbes, and autoimmune disease regulators

Cleaner Air Tied to Healthier Lungs in Kids Falling air pollution levels in Southern California were associated with improvements in children’s lung function during a critical period of growth and development. Food Additives Alter Gut Microbes, Cause Diseases in Mice A study in mice suggests that common food additives called emulsifiers might play a role in the increasing incidence of obesity and chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Autoimmune Disease Super-Regulators Uncovered Genetic switches called super-enhancers help regulate the human immune system. The finding will inform research into autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis.     Popular Stories from past issues: Compound May Protect Against HIV Peanut Consumption in Infancy Lowers Peanut Allergy Human Epigenome Map Yields Insights into Development, Disease Drug Activates Brown Fat and Increases Metabolism Mapping the Microbes in New York City’s Subway System NIH Research Matters is on Facebook! Join us at www.facebook.com/ResearchMatters, and write on our wall. NIH Research Matters is also available as an RSS News Feed. Point your RSS reader to http://www.nih.gov/researchmatters/feed.xml (to learn more about RSS, visit http://www.nih.gov/news/rss.htm).   Update Your E-mail Address | Add Subscriptions | Unsubscribe If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. For all other inquiries about NIH programs and activities, please contact NIHinfo@od.nih.gov. Before writing, please view our Frequently Asked Questions page, our A-Z Health Topics page, or Search our website. This service is provided to you by the National Institutes of Health. NIH…Turning Discovery Into Health® This email was sent to rssproject471@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Institutes of Health (NIH) · 9000 Rockville Pike · Bethesda MD 20892 · 301-496-4000 / TTY 301-402-9612

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