GRANTEE
Etheim Biotics, LLC
COUNTRY
USA
MISSION PILLAR
Health, Science, and Technology (Research, Education, and Awareness)
PROJECT TITLE
Smoking Dysbiosis and Restorative Methods: Probiotic approaches to restore the human microbiome in those who have recently quit cigarette smoking.
Project Summary
Multi-regional study to examine the
impact of smoking and vaping on the
human microbiome
Expected Outcomes / Outputs
A deeper understanding of the impacts of smoking and
vaping on the human microbiome, and potential solutions
to mitigate any negative impacts so that users will
experience both better short-term and long-term health
outcomes
Actual / Current Outputs
Deliverable will be available at the end
of grant. Work in progress.
Approval
Feb-19
Project End Date
Feb-24
William Kamkwamba (@wkamkwamba), the coauthor of #TheBoyWhoHarnessedTheWind, joins Derek Yach (@swimdaily) on the Global Health Perspectives podcast. Derek & William discuss #tobaccofarming in #Malawi, William’s story & inspiring young people to innovate: https://bit.ly/2J6k9F6
"No one has ever approached [the doctors] with such a request: to participate in a study intended, shockingly, to explore issues re women and tobacco in southern India. And that, I explain to them, is exactly why I am doing it."
-- Dr. Sree T. Sucharitha
https://filtermag.org/women-tobacco-india/
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