Research suggests link between imbalanced gut microbiome and systemic sclerosis

(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) Americans and Norwegians with systemic sclerosis had higher levels of bacteria that can cause inflammation and lower levels of bacteria that are believed to protect against inflammation compared with healthy people. Study participants from United States, however, had a greater imbalance between the 'good' and 'bad' gut bacteria compared with the participants from Norway. The researchers suspect that the difference is because of a combinati...