Why do we age (part 3): epigenetic diet

Professor Monika Puzianowska-Kuznicka looks at the evidence for diet improving age-related health problems through epigenetic mechanisms.
Professor Monika Puzianowska-Kuznicka looks at the evidence for diet improving age-related health problems through epigenetic mechanisms.
Today on World Health Day 2015, the World Health Organization are campaigning to raise awareness of food safety as a priority area of public health concern.
Michael Sadowsky is co-author on a paper published in Microbiome revealing that transplantation of fecal matter is more successful for treating Clostridium difficile infections than previously thought. Here he explains how healthy changes to a patient’s microbiome were sustained for up to 21 weeks after transplant and what this means for the future of treating C. difficile.
Taste probably comes to mind first when you think about what constitutes our flavor perception. But there is much more to flavor than meets the eye (or should that be tongue?) and one sense that’s often overlooked is hearing.