THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE MICROBIOME TO THE AGING PROCESS
2024

The Role of the Microbiome in Aging

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Author Information

Author(s): Valenzano Dario Riccardo

Primary Institution: Leibniz Institute on Aging, Jena, Thuringen, Germany

Hypothesis

How does the microbiome influence the aging process?

Conclusion

The microbiome plays a crucial role in health and aging, with potential for new anti-aging interventions.

Supporting Evidence

  • The microbiome influences nutrient absorption and immune system development.
  • Disruptions in the microbiome are linked to various diseases.
  • Microbiome transplantations may slow down or reverse aging.
  • Rapamycin, an anti-aging drug, comes from microbes.

Takeaway

Tiny living things in our bodies called microbes can help us stay healthy as we get older, and scientists are finding ways to use them to help us live longer.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1093/geroni/igae098.1911

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