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Modern living may be causing big changes to our oestrogen levels

Some gut bacteria recycle discarded sex hormones, like oestrogens, back into the body. The level of these bacteria seems to be higher in industrialised societies, which could have big implications for our health

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Frailty sets in far earlier than you’d expect, but you can reverse it

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Frailty sets in far earlier than you’d expect, but you can reverse it

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Your microbiome may determine your risk of a severe allergic reaction

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How baby microbiomes in the West differ from those everywhere else

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'Hidden' group of gut bacteria may be essential to good health

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Infectious disease expert Elizabeth Hohmann with one of her prized stool donors, who is called Dmitri

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This doctor is on the hunt for people with first-rate faeces

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Faecal transplants could boost the effectiveness of cancer treatments

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Oral bacteria.

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Our oral microbiome could hold the key to preventing obesity

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New Scientist’s guide to the 21 best ideas of the 21st century

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New Scientist’s guide to the 21 best ideas of the 21st century

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Realising the importance of our microbiome: Best ideas of the century

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Realising the importance of our microbiome: Best ideas of the century

Humans have been inadvertently using microbes to influence our health for thousands of years. But only recently has the microbiome rocketed to the forefront of healthcare

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Barnacle gloop could improve inflammatory bowel disease treatments

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Man whose gut made its own alcohol gets relief from faecal transplant

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CAR T-cell therapy makes ageing guts heal themselves

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You can upgrade your immune system, but not in the way you think

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