Study reveals shocking impact gut bacteria has on health... as celebrities push pricey probiotic supplements
Daily Mail • • health
Key Points:
- Scientists have identified a direct link between aging gut bacteria and the body's declining ability to repair tissue, highlighting the gut microbiome as a key regulator of cellular aging and tissue health.
- Experiments in mice showed that transplanting gut bacteria from young donors into older mice restored intestinal stem cell function and tissue regeneration by reactivating the Wnt signaling pathway, effectively reversing some age-related decline.
- The study found that the bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila, which increases with age, suppresses stem cell regeneration, suggesting that specific microbial changes contribute to aging processes and inflammation.
- These findings indicate that age-related deterioration of the gut lining is not irreversible and that resetting the gut microbiome to a younger state could be a promising intervention to
