Tim Straub
@timothystraub.com
Senior Data Scientist @ Tiny Health
Data science | bioinformatics| computational biology
Broadly interested in NGS and multi-omics, microbiome, infectious disease, ML/AI, cool science, and big data. Also golden retrievers.
All views are my own.
Data science | bioinformatics| computational biology
Broadly interested in NGS and multi-omics, microbiome, infectious disease, ML/AI, cool science, and big data. Also golden retrievers.
All views are my own.
3/3 Why this matters: C-section babies have higher rates of asthma, allergies, and autoimmune conditions later in life. Early microbiome interventions during the critical infancy window could potentially prevent the 'atopic march' - need larger, longer studies to confirm!
September 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
3/3 Why this matters: C-section babies have higher rates of asthma, allergies, and autoimmune conditions later in life. Early microbiome interventions during the critical infancy window could potentially prevent the 'atopic march' - need larger, longer studies to confirm!
2/3 Key findings from the study:
• ⬆️ Bifidobacterium abundance (p=0.025)
• ⬆️ HMO degradation genes (α-L-fucosidase, p=0.019)
• C-section index normalized to vaginal birth levels
• Atopic dermatitis OR 0.17 (95% CI: 0.023-0.723, p=0.031)
• ⬆️ Bifidobacterium abundance (p=0.025)
• ⬆️ HMO degradation genes (α-L-fucosidase, p=0.019)
• C-section index normalized to vaginal birth levels
• Atopic dermatitis OR 0.17 (95% CI: 0.023-0.723, p=0.031)
September 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
2/3 Key findings from the study:
• ⬆️ Bifidobacterium abundance (p=0.025)
• ⬆️ HMO degradation genes (α-L-fucosidase, p=0.019)
• C-section index normalized to vaginal birth levels
• Atopic dermatitis OR 0.17 (95% CI: 0.023-0.723, p=0.031)
• ⬆️ Bifidobacterium abundance (p=0.025)
• ⬆️ HMO degradation genes (α-L-fucosidase, p=0.019)
• C-section index normalized to vaginal birth levels
• Atopic dermatitis OR 0.17 (95% CI: 0.023-0.723, p=0.031)