Chemicals From Gut Bacteria Maintain Vitality in Aging Animals
August 21, 2017
August 21, 2017
ATLANTA, Aug. 21 -- Emory University's Woodruff Health Sciences Center issued the following news release:
A class of chemicals made by intestinal bacteria, known as indoles, help worms, flies and mice maintain mobility and resilience for more of their lifespans, scientists have discovered. The findings were published in PNAS on August 21, 2017.
"This is a direct avenue to a drug that could make people live better for longer," says senior author Daniel Kalman, . . .
A class of chemicals made by intestinal bacteria, known as indoles, help worms, flies and mice maintain mobility and resilience for more of their lifespans, scientists have discovered. The findings were published in PNAS on August 21, 2017.
"This is a direct avenue to a drug that could make people live better for longer," says senior author Daniel Kalman, . . .