Study Finds Common Meds Leave Lasting Imprints on the Gut, Even Years After You Stop Taking Them

Medications used many years earlier can still influence the human gut microbiome, according to a large-scale study conducted by the University of Tartu Institute of Genomics. Researchers examined stool samples and prescription records from more than 2,500 participants in the Estonian Biobank’s Microbiome cohort and discovered that most medications tested were associated with shifts in [...]