It is by now well understood in the research community that the balance of microbial populations making up the gut microbiome changes with age in ways that promote tissue dysfunction and chronic inflammation. Animal studies of varied approaches to the restoration of a more youthful gut microbiome have produced extended life and improved long-term health, demonstrating that an altered gut microbiome is likely an important component of degenerative aging. That said, the fine details of those alterations remain to be fully mapped and understood. Similarly, effective and deterministic approaches to the recreation of a youthful gut microbiome have yet to be created. While <a href="https://en.w…
Towards Therapies to Restore a More Youthful Gut Microbiome
It is by now well understood in the research community that the balance of microbial populations making up the gut microbiome changes with age in ways that promote tissue dysfunction and chronic inflammation. Animal studies of varied approaches to the restoration of a more youthful gut microbiome have produced extended life and improved long-term health, demonstrating that an altered gut microbiome is likely an important component of degenerative aging. That said, the fine details of those alterations remain to be fully mapped and understood. Similarly, effective and deterministic approaches to the recreation of a youthful gut microbiome have yet to be created. While <a href="https://en.w…