Scientists can predict from your microbiome if you live a long and healthy life 

Scientists say your the gut microbiome – the trillion-strong community of microorganisms in your belly – can help predict if you long and healthy life.   US researchers have identified distinct signatures in the gut microbiome that are associated with either healthy or unhealthy ageing trajectories. In healthy individuals, gut microbiomes become increasingly unique, diverging in … Read more

Health: diet plan tailored to your own gut microbiome could lower risk of obesity and diabetes

Diets rich in healthy plant-based foods are linked to gut microbes that are associated with a lower risk obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, a study said. An international team of researchers led from London analysed the diet, health and gut microbiomes of more than 1,100 participants from the UK and the US. The … Read more

Scientists ask Health Secretary to evaluate role of gut microbiome in coronavirus

1 Dr. Phillip Allsopp Lecturer (Nutrition) Ulster University, Coleraine 2 Professor Simon Andrews Professor of Molecular Microbiology University of Reading 3 Professor Qasim Aziz Professor of Neurogastroenterology, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Queen Mary University of London UK 4 Dr. Rita Baiao Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Psychiatry University of Oxford 5 … Read more

Vaping may raise risk of oral infections by altering the microbiome in the mouth, study suggests

Vaping could alter the mouth’s microbiome and raise the risk of oral infections, a new study suggests. Researchers found e-cigarette users were at 1.5 times greater risks of gum disease or infection that non-smokers. What’s more, vapers had higher levels of bacteria implicated in oral diseases as well as biomarkers in their blood that indicate … Read more