Article 6YM45 Some gut microbes can absorb and help expel ‘forever chemicals’ from the body, research shows

Some gut microbes can absorb and help expel ‘forever chemicals’ from the body, research shows

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Tom Perkins
from Science | The Guardian on (#6YM45)

Previously, the only way to reduce levels of Pfas was by bloodletting or a drug with unpleasant side effects

Certain kinds of gut microbes absorb toxic Pfas forever chemicals" and help expel them from the body via feces, new first-of-its-kind University of Cambridge research shows.

The findings are welcome news as the only options that exist for reducing the level of dangerous Pfas compounds from the body are bloodletting and a cholesterol drug that induces unpleasant side effects.

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