Publications by authors named "Sofia Kirke Forslund-Startceva"
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- The relationship between the body and its environment influences vital host-microbiome interactions that affect how diseases differ between sexes, including susceptibility, symptoms, and treatment results.
- Factors like hormones, immune responses, and genetic differences contribute to these discrepancies and interact throughout a person's life, while the gut microbiome plays a significant role in various body systems.
- The paper reviews current knowledge on how sex hormones, gut bacteria, and overall health relate to cardiovascular disease differences between genders, highlighting research gaps and the need for a more integrated approach in future studies.
Antibiotic resistance is a priority public health problem resulting from eco-evolutionary dynamics within microbial communities and their interaction at a mammalian host interface or geographical scale. The links between mammalian host genetics, bacterial gut community, and antimicrobial resistance gene (ARG) content must be better understood in natural populations inhabiting heterogeneous environments. Hybridization, the interbreeding of genetically divergent populations, influences different components of the gut microbial communities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo build a just, equitable, and diverse academy, scientists and institutions must address systemic barriers that sex and gender minorities face. This Commentary summarizes (1) critical context informing the contemporary oppression of transgender people, (2) how this shapes extant research on sex and gender, and (3) actions to build an inclusive and rigorous academy for all.
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