New Study Shows a Specific Gut Bacteria Linked to Alzheimer's

Certain gut microbes increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease while others are protective against it, leading researchers to question whether the condition begins in the gut, not in the brain.

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• Specific gut bacteria are linked to Alzheimer’s disease, potentially triggering neuroinflammatory processes via the microbiota-gut-brain axis

• An analysis revealed 10 microbiota genera with a significant link to Alzheimer’s, four of which were associated with apolipoprotein E (APOE), a gene that may raise Alzheimer’s risk

• Among them was th…