Reducing the biodiversity of the skin microbiome is associated with an increased risk of atopic dermatitis.
Published in the “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”, new research shows a link between skin microbiome alterations and the development of AD.
Interestingly, this applied to children who had parents who suffered from AD also.
"A lower alpha diversity at 2 months of age was associated with an increased risk of AD."
This could lead to treatment for AD sufferers including increasing the biodiversity of the microbiome.
Therefore, is it important to keep our skin microbiome biodiverse to fight against chronic disease epidemic?
