... in mice. So if any of this held in humans, I think you'd see reversal of old-age memory problems in people treated with antibiotics that kill Parabacteroides goldsteinii.
As far as I know, no such effect has been observed.
And this article claims inflamation from that strain, the NIH claims otherwise: "Parabacteroides goldsteinii
is a next-generation probiotic gut bacterium with significant anti-inflammatory and metabolic benefits, often reduced in obese or diseased states. "
vidarh•9m ago
It's possible the specifics are different but that the overall idea still could work for humans. It seems worth at least exploring.
steve1977•23m ago
... in mice.
j45•15m ago
in mice is clearly in the subhead.
The connection between gut-brain has been studied in humans, as well as teh effect of diet and gut bacteria on brain functions.
vidarh•12m ago
And in this case it sounds like the pathway to determining if this has an effect in humans as well might be relatively short given there is a pool of patients receiving vagus nerve stimulation for other things that might provide data.
maxall4•12m ago
I smell bad data. This sounds too good to be true and most studies of this kind have turned out to be false a few years down the line.
fnord77•23m ago
As far as I know, no such effect has been observed.
And this article claims inflamation from that strain, the NIH claims otherwise: "Parabacteroides goldsteinii is a next-generation probiotic gut bacterium with significant anti-inflammatory and metabolic benefits, often reduced in obese or diseased states. "
vidarh•9m ago