New Study Finds Key Factors That Shape the Skin Microbiome, Including Age and Lifestyle Choices
A new epidemiology study published in the scientific journal mBio found that up to 20 percent of the variability of the bacteria on peoples skin can be explained by demographic, physiologic and lifestyle factors.
- A new epidemiology study published in the scientific journal mBio found that up to 20 percent of the variability of the bacteria on peoples skin can be explained by demographic, physiologic and lifestyle factors.
- The study was the largest skin microbiome survey ever published, enrolling 495 individuals between the ages of 9 and 78, and collecting over 2500 skin swab samples from four skin sites and the mouth.
- We know the environment outside the body influences the skin microbiome to some extent, but this study shows some of the lifestyle and host factors that shape it too.
- The study found different skin microbiome patterns that corresponded with chronological age, and others that corresponded with facial wrinkles and hyperpigmented spots.