By Vishnu Samara, PhD, DABCC
The human microbiome is a multi-dimensional and dynamic part of our physiology that plays a key role in managing health and people’s individualized responses to diet and medicine. Changes in the human microbiome can substantially influence allergies, neurological disorders, metabolic disorders, cancer, and a range of other complex conditions and disease states.
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By Victoria Higgins, PhD, FCACB
Plastics are everywhere — in our food, in our clothing, and in our blood. In Thursday morning’s plenary session, titled, “The urgent threat of plastics to human health, and what we can do about it,” Leonardo Trasande, MD, MPP, will take the stage to explore the impact of this omnipresence. His message? The danger is real, measurable, and preventable — and laboratory professionals have a critical role to play in addressing it.