by Andreu Prados
Growing research suggests gut microbes are involved not only in all aspects of body function, but also in healthy aging. New findings show that the gut microbiome could help restore aging-related immune and cognitive impairments.
As individuals' genetics, the microbiome has its own signature in each person, which makes it unique. This uniqueness could be the key to healthy aging.
Scientists have started to investigate the role gut microbiota might play in either protecting against COVID-19 or on the contrary in increasing vulnerability to severe symptomatic disease. Any conclusions would be highly relevant to preventing increased mortality among elderly nursing home residents.
by GMFH Editing Team
A large proportion of the general population struggle with digestive symptoms that cannot be detected by conventional diagnostic methods. Understanding how the gastrointestinal tract responds to meal-related stimuli may help both in healthy conditions and in eating-related disorders.
Aging-related changes also occur within our digestive tract. Diet and host genetics are critical determinants of gut microbial composition and function, whose origins go back to the moment of birth.
by Andreu Prados
A recent study has found that there is a relationship between sleep habits, gut microbiome composition and cognitive flexibility in healthy older adults.
by Cristina Sáez
Agustín Ruiz, geneticist and research director at ACE Foundation, answered our questions about the role of the microbiota in brain health at the recent microbiota scientific event organized by BDebate.
by Andreu Prados
A recent study, led by Dr. Dawn Bowdish from McMaster University in Hamilton (Canada) has found that gut microbes are a driver of age-associated inflammation in mice.
A new study has confirmed previous observations that gut microbes change with age and can cause increased inflammation and premature death, at least in mice.
