UCLA Health's Healthy Years (HY)
Volume 21 • Number 8 • August 2024
The Essential Role of the Gut Microbiome

Your gut is teeming with trillions of microbes. But don’t worry, for the most part, these inhabitants play a positive role in human health. We may be their hosts, but we are also their beneficiaries. Collectively referred to as the gut microbiome, these tiny microbes, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and …