Antibiotics weaken Alzheimer’s progression via changes in gut microbiome

Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 09:01 in Health & Medicine

Long-term treatment with broad spectrum antibiotics decreased levels of amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, and activated inflammatory microglial cells in the brains of mice in a new study by neuroscientists from the University of Chicago. The study, published July 21, 2016, in Scientific Reports, also showed significant changes in the gut microbiome after […]

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