Emerging studies suggest the gut microbiome may predict how well you age. The world’s oldest person offers scientists new clues into the secrets of healthy aging and protection against the diseases that often plague the final years of life.
As the global population ages, scientists are increasingly focused on identifying lifestyle factors that not only prevent disease but also actively promote healthy aging. Recent studies are beginning to reveal the potential role of different dietary patterns in shaping the gut microbiome composition and their association with aging and health outcomes.
While many would like to discover the fountain of youth, the secret to aging gracefully might lie, in part, in our gut.
Is healthy aging and increased longevity connected to the gut microbiome?
13 Oct 2021by 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.
A new review explores how the gastrointestinal sensing of meal-related stimuli occur in health and disease
10 Feb 2020by 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.
A new study has found the gut microbiome could be the link between poor sleep habits and lower cognitive flexibility in older adults
5 Oct 2017by 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.
“We are looking at how we can modify the microbiota to modulate or prevent some diseases”: Interview with Agustín Ruiz
4 Oct 2017by 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.
