Intestinal fungi associated with higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease can be reduced by a ketogenic diet
Researchers at the Wake Forest School of Medicine found that certain fungi in the intestines found in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) were at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease and could benefit from eating a modified Mediterranean diet. I found that you can change it. A small study is published in the current online version of the journal EBioMedicine..
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USF Health researcher studies gut microbiome to improve brain health, decrease age-related diseases
Dr. Yadav, an associate professor of neurosurgery and brain repair, was recruited to the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine to direct the Center for Microbiome Research, a key component of the newly launched USF Institute for Microbiomes. When he joined USF Health this April from Wake Forest School of Medicine in North Carolina, he brought more than $4 million in research awards from the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Department of Defense.
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Physicians, anthropologists and marine biologists start at the soil in launch of program to address nature’s impact on human health
Can what you eat influence the health of your brain now and in the future? That is a key question that USF Health Morsani College of Medicine researchers hope to answer with the help of a noninvasive Microbiome in the Aging Gut and Brain (MiaGB) study. The new clinical study expects to enroll 400 adults ages 60 and older in the Tampa Bay region and beyond — both those who are cognitively healthy as well as those diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment and early-stage dementia.
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USF researchers expand study to investigate link between gut health and Alzheimer’s, dementia
ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Have you ever heard someone say, ”I have a gut feeling about that?” Well, it turns out your gut may know more than your brain when it comes to some things. In fact, some researchers believe by controlling the good bacteria in your gut, you can stave off cognitive decline.
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