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Post-surgery infections may mainly be caused by bacteria in the skin’s microbiome

A scanning electron micrograph of Enterococcus faecalis bacteria, which can infect surgical wounds Science Photo Library/Alamy Surgical infections could primarily…

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What do home faecal test kits really reveal about our gut microbiome?

Faeces reveals the bacteria in our gut, but we don’t yet know which are optimal STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/Science Photo Library/Alamy The…

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Metabolic diseases may be driven by gut microbiome, loss of ovarian hormones

The gut microbiome interacts with the loss of female sex hormones to exacerbate metabolic disease, including weight gain, fat in…

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Why the brain’s microbiome could hold the key to curing Alzheimer’s

RUSSELL KIGHTLEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY IT SEEMED like a classic case of Alzheimer’s disease. For three years, a man in his…

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Common food preservative has unexpected effects on the gut microbiome

Food manufacturers often add preservatives to food products to keep them fresh. A primary purpose of these preservatives is to…

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My Experience With Microbiome Skincare: Is It A Fad?

Let’s start with the skin microbiome — what even is it? “The skin’s microbiome refers to the diverse array of…

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Researchers discover potential microbiome links to skin aging

The effects of aging and external factors like UV exposure on skin are well documented. As people age or spend…

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Scientists engineer plant microbiome to protect crops against disease

Breakthrough could dramatically cut the use of pesticides and unlock other opportunities to bolster plant health Scientists have engineered the…

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Why tending your oral microbiome is the secret to a long, healthy life

Your mouth is home to legions of viruses, fungi and 700 species of bacteria Tim Alexander IT IS always the…

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Shedding light on the microbiome and kidney stones

A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University published in the journal Microbiome has found changes in…

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