Key points from article :
Study into role of microbiota (bacteria inside and on body) on health span of animals.
Widely divergent animals utilize indoles to regulate how well they age.
Indoles are aromatic heterocyclic organic compounds produced by a variety of bacteria.
Indole levels are dysregulated (dysbiosis) in people with chronic inflammatory diseases.
The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
