Dr van Tilburg
@drvantilburg.bsky.social
Associate Dean of Research Methodist U
Professor UNC, UW, CUSOM
Director of Research at CFVH
Gut Expert | Child health | #Parenting
Professor UNC, UW, CUSOM
Director of Research at CFVH
Gut Expert | Child health | #Parenting
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Dr van Tilburg
@drvantilburg.bsky.social
· Sep 24
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.
In science there is no “I”, only “we”. Grateful to all my collaborators, mentors, and mentees whose collaboration makes this work possible.
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...
Don’t make your child an experiment. www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
Report finds some AI-enabled toys shared inappropriate content or collected data
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Teresa Murray, the co-author of a new report on the potential dangers of artificial intelligence-enabled children's toys.
www.npr.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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...
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/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40485532/
Aberrant microbiota signatures precede symptom development in infantile colic - PubMed
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02536560.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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/
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...
It is not social media - it’s what you do on it that matters.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41231585/?ut...
Feeds, feelings, and focus: A systematic review and meta-analysis examining the cognitive and mental health correlates of short-form video use - PubMed
The resurgence of short-form videos (SFVs), popularized by TikTok and Douyin, has transformed social media platforms, with features like Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts fostering their widespread adoption. Although initially geared toward entertainment, SFVs are increasingly used in education, po …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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...
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...
www.methodist.edu/offices-serv...
Positions Available | Human Resources | Methodist University
Dear visitors, Welcome to Methodist University’s employment website! I’m delighted to greet potential applicants to our user-friendly online application
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November 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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...
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
Firearm Mortality in the US Pediatric Population
This case series discusses the rise of pediatric firearm mortality in the US.
ja.ma
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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/...
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/...
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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/...
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”.
“This is the best time to be a pediatric gastroenterologist”.
November 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Dr Carlo DiLorenzo giving the first #NASPGHAN TED talk during the 2025 annual meeting.
“This is the best time to be a pediatric gastroenterologist”.
“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...
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...
WHO publishes new global research agenda to strengthen paediatric clinical trials
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new technical report, The future of paediatric clinical trials – setting research priorities for child health, presenting a global research agenda de...
www.who.int
November 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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...
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...
🧠 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...
A Kids Gut Health Might Influence Their Future Mental Health
www.powershealth.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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...
🧠 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...
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...
This week’s Grand Rounds at Rady Children’s Health in Orange County featured Dr. Miranda van Tilburg, and she was outstanding as always.
She’s the Taylor Swift of pediatric psychotherapy — original,…...
This week’s Grand Rounds at Rady Children’s Health in Orange County featured Dr. Miranda van Tilburg, and she was outstanding as always.
She’s the Taylor Swift of pediatric psychotherapy — original, ...
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November 1, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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...
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...
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...
October 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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...
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...
www.methodist.edu/academics/me...
Medicine | Academics | Methodist University
Welcome Generational Impact Setting a new course for medical care in Southeastern North Carolina, Methodist University and Cape Fear Valley Health
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October 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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...
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/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Exposure to sugar rationing in first 1000 days after conception and long term cardiovascular outcomes: natural experiment study
Objective To examine whether exposure to sugar rationing during early life is associated with a reduction in the risk of cardiovascular outcomes in adulthood.
Design Natural experiment study.
Settin...
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October 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Very low sugar 🍭 intake in first 1000 days of life 🍼, protective of midlife heart health ♥️.
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
What a milestone!
We’re accepting applications for our inaugural class starting summer 2026.
www.methodist.edu/news/methodi...
We’re accepting applications for our inaugural class starting summer 2026.
www.methodist.edu/news/methodi...
Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine Receives Greenlight to Begin Recruiting Inaugural Class of Students | Methodist University
Standing in front of the soon-to-be completed, state-of-the-art Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine building on Friday, Methodist University President Stanley T. Wearden, P...
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October 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What a milestone!
We’re accepting applications for our inaugural class starting summer 2026.
www.methodist.edu/news/methodi...
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...
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...
www.mdpi.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
🧠 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...
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
#GenderInequality
www.nber.org/papers/w34269
More Girls, Fewer Blues: Peer Gender Ratios and Adolescent Mental Health
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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October 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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
#GenderInequality
www.nber.org/papers/w34269
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I probably would have had two patients die in the last month alone without PubMed. Because of the peer reviewed articles I found on some rare diseases, confirming their diagnosis, and specialized treatment modalities, they are alive. #Medsky
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.
Your doctor will not know the newest information that affects your health. This will cost lives.
October 3, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I probably would have had two patients die in the last month alone without PubMed. Because of the peer reviewed articles I found on some rare diseases, confirming their diagnosis, and specialized treatment modalities, they are alive. #Medsky
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.
Your doctor will not know the newest information that affects your health. This will cost lives.
October 2, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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.
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!
September 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
@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.
In science there is no “I”, only “we”. Grateful to all my collaborators, mentors, and mentees whose collaboration makes this work possible.
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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.
In science there is no “I”, only “we”. Grateful to all my collaborators, mentors, and mentees whose collaboration makes this work possible.
🛑AI destructing any remaining trust in clinicians.
✋We need guard rails for AI and social media. Stat
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/t...
✋We need guard rails for AI and social media. Stat
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/t...
The Doctors Are Real, but the Sales Pitches Are Frauds
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🛑AI destructing any remaining trust in clinicians.
✋We need guard rails for AI and social media. Stat
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/t...
✋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...
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...
Skin Injury May Bring on Food Allergies
A Yale lab links skin inflammation to the development of food allergies via a skin-gut connection, suggesting clues to a little-understood immune reaction.
medicine.yale.edu
September 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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...
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...
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...
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
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has launched a new series of monthly discussions to help members of the public navigate many of the complex health
nam.edu
August 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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...
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/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40853554/
Testing Bidirectional Associations Between Maternal and Child Depression During Emerging Adolescence - PubMed
Contrary to prevailing assumptions, these findings suggest that children's depression over time may have contributed to worsening maternal depression, rather than the other way around. While these res...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
August 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Child 👦depression predicts mom’s 😞#depression but not the other way around, study during pandemic found.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40853554/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40853554/