Pancreatic cancer is a killer. In spite of advances in garnering its mechanism, the same cannot be said for treating this most fatal of cancers. Researchers are looking to the microbiome. Changes in diet, infection or lifestyle may disturb the normal symbiotic karma between host and the … [Read more...] about Pancreatic Cancer: Possible Role for Probiotics
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In Old Age, Our Altered Microbiomes Can Lead to Disease
The aging microbiome bumps into challenges its younger self may not have: chronic diseases, exposure to group living, multiple medications and changes in dentition and swallowing that disrupt diet. Yale Medical School Professor Vincent Quagliarello, MD discussed the vagaries of the microbiome in … [Read more...] about In Old Age, Our Altered Microbiomes Can Lead to Disease