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Gut bacteria may accelerate Alzheimer’s disease

Gut bacteria may accelerate Alzheimer's disease

The bacteria in your gut may play a major role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease – the most common form of dementia, says a study that may initiate new ways for treatment and preventing the neurodegenerative disease.
The researchers found that mice suffering from Alzheimer’s have a different composition of intestinal bacteria compared to mice that are healthy.

Mice without bacteria had a significantly smaller amount of beta-amyloid plaque – lumps that form at the nerve fibers in cases of Alzheimer’s disease – in the brain.

“Our study is unique as it shows a direct causal link between gut bacteria and Alzheimer’s disease. It was striking that the mice which completely lacked bacteria developed much less plaque in the brain,” said Frida Fak Hallenius from the Lund University in Sweden.