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| Title |
Recycling Metchnikoff: Probiotics, the Intestinal Microbiome and the Quest for Long Life
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Public Health, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2013.00052 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Philip A. Mackowiak |
| Abstract |
Over a century ago, Elie Metchnikoff theorized that health could be enhanced and senility delayed by manipulating the intestinal microbiome with host-friendly bacteria found in yogurt. His theory flourished for a time, then drifted to the fringe of medical practice before re-emerging in the mid-1990s as a concept worthy of mainstream medical attention. Metchnikoff also predicted the existence of bacterial translocation and anticipated theories linking chronic inflammation with the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and other disorders of the aged. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 31 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 16% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 6% |
| Finland | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 3% |
| India | 1 | 3% |
| Israel | 1 | 3% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 16 | 52% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 22 | 71% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 19% |
| Scientists | 3 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 385 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Greece | 1 | <1% |
| Croatia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 380 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 55 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 50 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 47 | 12% |
| Researcher | 25 | 6% |
| Other | 20 | 5% |
| Other | 65 | 17% |
| Unknown | 123 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 75 | 19% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 46 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 37 | 10% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 29 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 2% |
| Other | 54 | 14% |
| Unknown | 135 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 109. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 March 2024.
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#388,050
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#199
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#2,622
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#3
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