Microorganisms play an important role in maintaining human health and the formation and development of diseases. These diseases are directly or indirectly related to the imbalance of intestinal microorganisms, especially in the elderly health. Recently, it has been reported that in addition to the direct relationship between the occurrence of diseases and microorganisms, constipation, bad breath, oral ulcers, endocrine disorders and other problems we often encounter in our daily life are also related to the imbalance of microorganisms.
The link between intestinal dysregulation and age-related diseases may lie in how the gut microbiome coordinates with the gut mucosa and the systemic immune system，so our goal is to explore the important role of the microbiota in aging and to reduce harmful microbial communities to prevent or treat age-related diseases. We are currently studying the changes of the microbiome with age and the effects of drugs on the composition of the microbial community.
This Research Topic welcomes Original Research and Review articles on but not restricted to the following sub-topics:
Among the topics which are of interest, the following are of particular interest:
1. Basic research on human microbiome and aging medicine;
2. Human microbiology and common illnesses in the elderly (cardiovascular disease, nervous system, peripheral arterial disease, respiration, endocrinology, bone metabolism, kidney disease, urinary system, intensive care, infection, etc.); prevention and treatment to diseases and symptoms specific to the elderly (fall in old age, geriatric syndrome, comprehensive geriatric assessment, rational drug use for the elderly, geriatric nutrition, etc.);
3. Epidemiological studies of human microbiology for the common illnesses of the elderly;
4. Human microbiology and psychosocial problems of the elderly;
5. The interrelationships between human microbiology and senior community health services, long-term care, and palliative care;
6. Characteristic changes of human microbiome involved in chronic disease management of the elderly, healthy aging, and the treatment-care combination.
Microorganisms play an important role in maintaining human health and the formation and development of diseases. These diseases are directly or indirectly related to the imbalance of intestinal microorganisms, especially in the elderly health. Recently, it has been reported that in addition to the direct relationship between the occurrence of diseases and microorganisms, constipation, bad breath, oral ulcers, endocrine disorders and other problems we often encounter in our daily life are also related to the imbalance of microorganisms.
The link between intestinal dysregulation and age-related diseases may lie in how the gut microbiome coordinates with the gut mucosa and the systemic immune system，so our goal is to explore the important role of the microbiota in aging and to reduce harmful microbial communities to prevent or treat age-related diseases. We are currently studying the changes of the microbiome with age and the effects of drugs on the composition of the microbial community.
This Research Topic welcomes Original Research and Review articles on but not restricted to the following sub-topics:
Among the topics which are of interest, the following are of particular interest:
1. Basic research on human microbiome and aging medicine;
2. Human microbiology and common illnesses in the elderly (cardiovascular disease, nervous system, peripheral arterial disease, respiration, endocrinology, bone metabolism, kidney disease, urinary system, intensive care, infection, etc.); prevention and treatment to diseases and symptoms specific to the elderly (fall in old age, geriatric syndrome, comprehensive geriatric assessment, rational drug use for the elderly, geriatric nutrition, etc.);
3. Epidemiological studies of human microbiology for the common illnesses of the elderly;
4. Human microbiology and psychosocial problems of the elderly;
5. The interrelationships between human microbiology and senior community health services, long-term care, and palliative care;
6. Characteristic changes of human microbiome involved in chronic disease management of the elderly, healthy aging, and the treatment-care combination.