Industry Insight: Bugs and Beauty Sleep

May 1st, 2018

Rachel Grabenhofer with Stefanie Dhanda, Johnson & Johnson

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We all know “beauty sleep” is the real deal. What we don’t know is how our gut microbiome impacts it. This has been the focus of new research from Johnson & Johnson (J&J), in collaboration with Holobiome Corporation. In a recent podcast, J&J’s Stefanie Dhanda enlightened us on their findings. The following was adapted from our discussion. To learn more, listen to the full podcast.

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