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> Following a string of similar experiments, he now suspects that just a few species in the gut — perhaps even one — influence the course of Alzheimer’s disease, perhaps by releasing chemical that alters how immune cells work in the brain.

> He hasn’t found those microbes, let alone that chemical. But “there’s something’s in there,” he said. “And we have to figure out what it is.”

This entire article has many facets that are quite interesting, and we just can't wait for substantial research in this area to reach well supported conclusions and remedies for people with different conditions.



This[0] article was posted somewhere here a while back I believe, and is a potentially related approach to Alzheimers.

[0]: https://www.statnews.com/2018/10/29/alzheimers-research-outs...




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