Dr van Tilburg
Associate Dean of Research Methodist U
Professor UNC, UW, CUSOM
Director of Research at CFVH
Gut Expert | Child health | #Parenting
- Happy New Year! Starting the year off with more science. Chronic anxiety may be caused by dysfunction of the microglia (the brains primary immune cells), new study in mice suggests. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40897864/ts
- Our interdependence with the gut #microbiota is remarkable. New research suggests gut microbes 🦠 may help train the maternal immune system to tolerate the fetus—reducing the risk of pregnancy loss🤰. news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2025/12...
- Getting the #RSV #vaccine during pregnancy helped protect babies under 6 months: • Cut doctor visits for RSV by about two-thirds • Reduced RSV hospitalizations by about 70% jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
- Attending an Ivy-Plus #college (vs. an average flagship public) increases the chance of: 💰Top 1% of earners 🎓Attending elite graduate school 🏢Working at a prestigious firm 💵Average salaries, however, are not meaningfully different academic.oup.com/qje/advance-...
- Infants of mothers with childhood abuse, showed more difficult temperament. DNA methylation of HPA-axis-related genes moderated this association, suggesting that epigenetic changes may amplify the effects of maternal childhood abuse on infant stress responses. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40974784/
- This is a very sobering graph for the US. Hospitals that treat kids (level 1-2-3 in figure) are disappearing. This is problematic for all. publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
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- More kids dying of the flu now that vaccine rates are dropping. Misinformation have consequences. Please protect yourself and others. #VaccinesSaveLives
- Violence against woman and kids major contributor to ill health. Not just in ‘developing countries’ here too, When will we stop the patriarchy, allow ‘boys will be boys’, and build social structures that help women and girls? www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
- Study among Chinese college students shows negative affect of app usage: 😴Less sleep ⏰More often late for class ✏️Lower grades 👔Lower salary in first job Even more scary: Roommate use had huge impact as app use is infectious. www.nber.org/system/files...
- Pursuing a PhD isn’t just academically demanding — it can strain mental health. Study shows PhD students increase use of psychiatric meds each year compared to master’s students. Exception: medical & health sciences, where use stayed steady. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
- 🚸 Overparenting hurts mental health. A meta-analysis of 44 studies (21k+ people) found small but significant links between overparenting and anxiety, depression, and lower life satisfaction. Effects varied by culture, parent gender, and age. #Parenting #MentalHealth pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41009265/
- AI powered toys are already on the market and more are coming. Martell made a deal this summer with OpenAI. Don’t make your child an experiment. www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
- New findings suggest that #microbiome imbalance comes before infant #colic. This is already changing how we care for infants—and reminds us how essential maternal gut health is, since so much of a baby’s microbiome comes from mom. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40485532/
- Short social media videos 📱linked to shorter attention spans and more stress 😖, meta analysis of 71 studies with 98,299 participants finds. It is not social media - it’s what you do on it that matters. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41231585/?ut...
- Looking for faculty to join our new Medical school in NC. Are you an expert in pathology, anatomy, or biochemistry? www.methodist.edu/offices-serv...
- The national rate of pediatric firearm deaths increased by 54% from 2004 to 2023, with most US youth now living in states where firearm injury is the leading cause of death. ja.ma/4opoxgN
- Houston we have a problem 40% of US women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity That is a quadrupling in the past decade. For all we talk about a ‘crisis among young men’, women, as usual, are asked to suffer in silence. news.gallup.com/poll/697382/...
- Dr Carlo DiLorenzo giving the first #NASPGHAN TED talk during the 2025 annual meeting. “This is the best time to be a pediatric gastroenterologist”.
- WHO warns children remain under-represented in clinical trials. Clinical trials in children encounter many barriers such as ethical concerns and smaller numbers, but the biggest reason is underfunding. Let’s invest in child’s health! www.who.int/news/item/06...
- High levels of certain gut bacteria 🦠 at age 2 👶 predict: 🧠 how brain processes emotions at age 6 😩Anxiety/depression at age 7 These findings emphasize the need for healthy diets and reduced stress in small children. www.powershealth.org/about-us/new...
- What an honor to present Grand Rounds at CHOC. Fantastic turnout and excellent questions. Even better was meeting the amazing team In awe of what Ashish Chogle MD has built! I left with renewed passion for our field! www.linkedin.com/posts/ashish...
- We are meant to play. New study finds link between creativity and brain health. Adults who 💃🏻🎹🎮🎨show younger than expected brain patterns. Let your kids play and develop creative pursuits. It’s as important in life as academics. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- ADMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN for the Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine!! In just our first 4 hours, we've received almost 50 applications!! www.methodist.edu/academics/me...
- Very low sugar 🍭 intake in first 1000 days of life 🍼, protective of midlife heart health ♥️. www.bmj.com/content/391/...
- What a milestone! We’re accepting applications for our inaugural class starting summer 2026. www.methodist.edu/news/methodi...
- 🧠 New Study from our Team: Kids’ emotional bonds with parents can shape how they experience gut pain. Children with Functional Abdominal Pain who felt less securely attached to their parents had more: ➡️ GI symptoms ➡️ depression ➡️ daily impairment www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12...
- New study finds that more teenage girls in a classroom helps improve mental health for girls and boys. Particularly boys of low socioeconomic backgrounds, who would otherwise be more likely to be exposed to violent and disruptive (male) peers. #GenderInequality www.nber.org/papers/w34269
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- The Trump administration has stopped funding of PubMed, not considering a vital service. Your doctor will not know the newest information that affects your health. This will cost lives.
- @ownyourcrohns.bsky.social giving a very passionate talk about cultural sensitive care and focus on psychosocial aspects in all GI disorders to @AmerGastroAssn leadership summit. Your advocacy makes a HUGE difference Tina!
- Honored to continue to be listed among world’s top 2% of scientists. In science there is no “I”, only “we”. Grateful to all my collaborators, mentors, and mentees whose collaboration makes this work possible.
- Amazing group of women at #PNM2025
- 🛑AI destructing any remaining trust in clinicians. ✋We need guard rails for AI and social media. Stat www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/t...
- Did you know food allergies might actually start in the skin? In a new mouse study, when food proteins were introduced into the gut at the same time as skin damage, the animals developed food allergies. 🐭🥜 Healthy skin = prevention of allergies medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
- Great new resource now that CDC cannot be fully trusted. National Academy of Medicine Launches New Series to Help the Public Navigate Complex Health Debates; First Event Will Cover Ultra-Processed Foods and Children’s Health nam.edu/news-and-ins...
- Child 👦depression predicts mom’s 😞#depression but not the other way around, study during pandemic found. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40853554/
- The pill 💊 may make your nausea 🤢 worse. Among women who have chronic nausea, symptoms are worse in those who use oral contraceptives. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40569298/
- The pill 💊 may make your nausea 🤢 worse. Among women who have chronic nausea, symptoms are worse in those who use oral contraceptives. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40569298/
- New study suggests physicians may lose skills of disease detection when using AI. It may not matter if AI is always available. Sort of like losing the skill to read a map since Google maps is on every phone. Yet something to keep a close eye on! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... imet
- 🚨 A calorie is not just a calorie. New trial finds that people eating minimally processed foods lost more weight and felt less hungry than those eating the same ultra-processed foods. Processing matters. 🍎 > 🍩
