Post #2475512
2026-04-10 19:55 UTC
@david42@mastodon.online @trendless@zeroes.ca
from the original journal article: "Finally, the exploratory nature of our cross-sectional study cannot establish directionality or show causality between species, metabolic pathways and the HIV reservoir. Further longitudinal and mechanistic studies are essential to clarify these relationships."
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13099-026-00828-2
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@david42@mastodon.online 2026-04-11 22:00
@Rhyothemis@zeroes.ca @trendless@zeroes.ca From your quote, "This suggests that interactions between the body and the microbiome may influence how much virus remains in a dormant state" is a weak claim that the causality goes from (body-microbiome interactions) to (viral reservoir size).