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Can gut microbes help flush out forever chemicals in your body? Here is what experts have to say

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Can gut microbes help flush out forever chemicals in your body? Here is what experts have to say

Could your gut help clear out toxic “forever chemicals”? Scientists are beginning to explore the possibility that certain gut bacteria might help remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – colloquially known as forever chemicals – a class of chemicals linked to cancer and other health harms from the body. A study published in Nature Microbiology…

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Could gut fungi be linked to severe COVID? What to make of new research findings

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Could gut fungi be linked to severe COVID? What to make of new research findings

Many tiny organisms including bacteria, fungi and viruses normally live on our bodies, and even inside us. These are called the microbiome. The large number of these organisms living in the gastrointestinal tract are collectively known as the gut microbiome. Increasingly the gut microbiome is recognised as playing a large part in health and disease, particularly relating…

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