by Allessandra Dicorato, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Researchers found that a compound made by intestinal microbes in centenarians strongly inhibits the growth of Clostridium difficile (colorized), which causes severe diarrhea and gut inflammation. Credit: Janice Carr/CDC Centenarians are less susceptible to age-related chronic diseases and more likely to survive infectious diseases. Now, a new study...
