Study reveals the gut microbiome’s role in controlling the body’s thermostat

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The average basal temperature of the human body has decreased since the 1860s for unknown reasons, but a new study points to the gut microbiome as a potential regulator of body temperature, both in health and during life-threatening infections.

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