The traditional African diet is rich in vegetables, fruit, beans, wholegrains, and fermented foods, points out internist ...

A study in Nature Medicine found that shifting to a diet typical of the East African country — rich in vegetables, legumes, ...

Africa's numerous cultures have long enjoyed a heritage of diets based on items known to be good for gut and metabolic health ...

A switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, reduces the immune response to pathogens, and activates processes associated with lifestyle diseases.

A new study shows that a switch of just two weeks from a traditional African diet to a Western diet causes inflammation, ...

Commensal skin microbiota stimulate keratinocytes to produce stem cell factors (SCFs), which induce mast cell maturation ... leading to immune activation instead of tolerance.

We analyzed the activation of microglia and the activity of POMC neurons in response to mast cell activation. The study involved feeding mice a high-fat diet and then assessing changes in mast cell ...

They measured ear thickness, immune cell infiltration, mast cell activation, and bacterial levels on the skin. The team found that scratching activated pain-sensing neurons, which released substance P ...