Probiotics Show Promise in Alzheimer’s Disease

Source: International Probiotics Association

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease causing neuropathological changes and a severe decline in cognitive function.

The most common cause of dementia, AD has no known cure. Although some medications may delay the loss of cognition and memory, definitive interventions are elusive. Recent research has focused on the role of the human microbiome in regulating multiple neurochemical pathways through the gut-brain axis and on looking for new therapeutic approaches for microbiota modulation.

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