‘Unhealthy’ gut microbiome patterns are linked to a heightened risk of death after a solid organ transplant, finds research published online in the journal Gut. While these particular microbial patterns are associated with deaths from any cause, they are specifically associated with deaths from cancer and infection, regardless of the organ—kidney, liver, heart, or lung—transplanted, the findings show. The make-up of the gut microbiome is associated with various diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease and diabetes. But few studies have had the data to analyze the association between the gut microbiome Read More