From the Mediterranean diet to microbial metabolites, scientists reveal how maintaining gut health could be a powerful strategy to delay or prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
Review: Microbial diversity and fitness in the gut–brain axis: influences on developmental risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Image Credit: Volodimir Zozulinskyi / Shutterstock
In a recent review in the journal Gut Microbes, researchers at Gachon University, Republic of Korea, summarize more than 110 scientific publications to elucidate the role of the gut-brain axis in maintaining gastrointestinal health. The review defines and elaborates upon the axis, focusing on how optimal gut microbial health can prevent neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). It highlights both recent scientific advances in the field…