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

There are untold legions of viruses, fungi and bacteria living in your mouth. It now seems we can stave off conditions from Alzheimer's disease to cancer by keeping them in a healthy balance

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Probiotics helped reduce fatigue and memory loss from long covid

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Your ultimate guide to ultra-processed food – how bad is it really?

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MYDPPD Conceptual illustration of human microbiome microbes. The microbiome is the collection of microbes found on and in the human body. Some of the microbes help to keep us healthy and it may be possible to transfer these good microbes (probiotics) from a donor to a patient to treat an illness.

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Myths about the microbiome abound – but the truth is more interesting

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The Clostridium difficile bacterium can cause diarrhoea - and shorter people may be particularly at risk

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Your height may influence the diversity of your gut microbiome

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Chronic constipation is associated with cognitive decline

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Nerve pain from diabetes can be treated with faecal transplants

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Hunter-gatherers in Tanzania have incredibly diverse gut microbiomes

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We may finally know why psychological stress worsens gut inflammation

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A scanning electron micrograph of the delta SARS-CoV-2 variant (pink dots) budding from a human gut cell

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The covid-19 virus affects our gut – but we still don't know how

The coronavirus commonly causes gastrointestinal symptoms, but whether this is due to inflammation, disruption to our microbiome or the virus affecting the permeability of our gut wall is unclear

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Keto diet may treat epilepsy by changing the gut microbiome

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Keto diet may treat epilepsy by changing the gut microbiome

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My Amazon family’s gut microbes may help us fight inflammatory disease

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My Amazon family’s gut microbes may help us fight inflammatory disease

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Faecalibacterium prausnitzii bacteria, illustration - Image ID: W0YJBD (RF)

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Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to lower levels of some gut bacteria

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Your gut bacteria may influence how motivated you are to exercise

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