RealFeedApp Gut microbiome composition changes with age
Inflammation in the gut accelerates aging, but strategies like flagellin immunization and fecal microbiota transplantation can restore a youthful microbiome.
- Field
- microbes and viruses
- What they did
- Researchers demonstrated that the gut microbiome's composition affects long-term health as much as lifestyle choices and explained the signaling network connecting it to the immune system and other organs.
- Why it matters
- This knowledge could enable strategies like flagellin immunization or fecal microbiota transplantation to achieve lasting restoration of a more youthful gut microbiome.
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