US EditionGut Microbes Could Offer Protection From Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’: Study
- Researchers affiliated with Cambridge have discovered that specific gut bacteria in humans can absorb PFAS compounds, potentially aiding in their removal from the body.
- This research arises amid growing health and environmental concerns over PFAS, which are persistent, widespread man-made chemicals previously considered safe but now known to be harmful.
- The study showed nine bacterial species introduced into mice absorbed 25% to 74% of PFAS within minutes and excreted them, indicating the gut microbiome’s potential role in detoxification.
- Dr. Indra Roux emphasized that PFAS are widespread in both our surroundings and within humans, making it important to address their health effects promptly, while Dr. Kiran Patil pointed out that current efforts to eliminate these substances from the body remain insufficient.
- Researchers co-founded Cambiotics to develop probiotic supplements boosting these bacteria to reduce PFAS toxicity, suggesting a new approach to mitigating PFAS’s health impacts despite no human trials yet.
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Tiny gut “sponge” bacteria found to flush out toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”
Cambridge scientists have spotted gut bacteria that greedily soak up PFAS “forever chemicals,” then ferry them safely out of the body in animal tests, removing up to three-quarters of the toxins within minutes. Their findings hint at probiotic pills that could shield people from PFAS-linked cancers, fertility issues, and heart disease while lawmakers scramble to rein in 4,700 widespread compounds.
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Gut microbes could offer protection from toxic 'forever chemicals': Study
(The Hill) -- Certain types of microbes found in the human gut can absorb toxic “forever chemicals” from their surroundings, a new study has found. When scientists introduced the microbes into the guts of mice to “humanize” their microbiome, they found that the bacteria rapidly accumulated the compounds consumed by the mice. These so-called forever chemicals, also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), were then excreted in feces, …
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