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Sep 2026
Gut microbiota composition outperforms chronological age in predicting systemic inflammation and incident disease risk
Low-grade systemic inflammation increases with age and accompanies many age-associated lifestyle-related diseases, yet substantial inter-individual variability exists beyond chronological age. Given the gut microbiota’s role in immune regulation, we analyzed paired fecal microbiota profiles, 30 plasma cytokines, and 19...
C. Eriksen, Ioanna Chatzigiannidou, R. I. Dehli et al.
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