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Microbiome

Mice study suggests metabolic diseases may be driven by gut microbiome, loss of ovarian hormones

2024-02-26
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The gut microbiome interacts with the loss of female sex hormones to exacerbate metabolic disease, including weight gain, fat in the liver and the expression of genes linked with inflammation, researchers found in a new rodent study. The findings, published in the journal...
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