Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Effects of Spirulina (Arthrospira) platensis supplementation on intestinal permeability, antioxidant and inflammatory markers, quality of life and disease severity in patients with constipated-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: A randomized double‑blind, placebo‑controlled trial,” in the Nutrition Journal (impact factor 4.4) in collaboration with coauthors from the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. The study found beneficial effects of Spirulina (Arthrospira) platensis (a blue-green microalga that is often labeled as a “superfood”) supplementation in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)  that need to be tested through further large-scale trials.