Study finds more mature gut microbiome in malnourished Nigerien children after antibiotic treatment
Malnutrition threatens the lives of millions of children under age 5, causing about 500,000 deaths per year in low- and middle-income countries.
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Malnutrition threatens the lives of millions of children under age 5, causing about 500,000 deaths per year in low- and middle-income countries.
A new study led by Gautam Dantas, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, shows that the concerns of increasing antibiotic resistance have merit but that the long-term benefits may outweigh the short-term risks. The findings were published Oct. 19 in The Lancet Microbe.
Washington, June 18: Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that individuals with early-stage Alzheimer's disease when brain changes have started but before cognitive symptoms are noticeable, have a variety of gut bacteria that is distinct from the gut bacteria of healthy individuals.
Scientists already knew that the gut microbiomes of people with symptomatic Alzheimer's differ from the microbiomes of healthy people of the same age.
A study says people in early stages of Alzheimer's disease have assortment of bacteria in their intestines that differs from the gut bacteria of healthy people. | Health