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Aug 2026
Natural microbiota confer life-long protection against obesity via an early-life, immune-mediated effect on brown adipocytes
Abstract Obesity, a major risk factor for metabolic disease, has increased in industrialized nations alongside a reduction in gut microbiota diversity. Reconstituting laboratory mice with complex, natural microbiota and commensals from wild mice resulted in protection against diet-induced obesity. These natural microbi...
Shahar Azar, Oksana Gavrilova, Greta Baker et al.
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