Friday, August 20, 2021

Fecal transplants reverse signs of brain aging in mice

Feeling old, tried this one before? How dependent are humans on their microbiota?

"... Transplant of a microbiota from young donors reversed aging-associated differences in peripheral and brain immunity, as well as the hippocampal metabolome and transcriptome of aging recipient mice. Finally, the young donor-derived microbiota attenuated selective age-associated impairments in cognitive behavior when transplanted into an aged host. ..."

New poo, new you? Fecal transplants reverse signs of brain aging in mice | Science | AAAS

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