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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

We’re learning that frailty can quietly arrive decades before old age, with some people in their 30s or 40s unknowingly in a pre-frail state. There are surprising ways to stay strong – and it’s not all about weight training

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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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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

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Barnacle gloop could improve inflammatory bowel disease treatments

A "living glue" used by barnacles to attach to underwater surfaces could also seal gut wounds caused by inflammatory bowel disease

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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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We may finally know what a healthy gut microbiome looks like

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