Taking a daily probiotic may help slow age-related cognitive decline
Share on Pinterest Research suggests that manipulating gut bacteria could hold promise for addressing cognitive impairment and other conditions. Nes/Getty Images Results from a clinical trial showed that people with mild cognitive impairment who were given a probiotic for 30 days scored higher on cognitive tests. After the trial, the gut microbiome of participants who took probiotic s contained less of a type of bacteria associated with cognitive impairment. The findings suggest that manipulating gut bacteria could hold promise for addressing cognitive impairment and other chronic conditions. A clinical trial suggests that treatment with a probiotic could help people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) regain cognitive function. With the worldwide surge of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), “there is an urgent need for more research,” said lead study author Mashael R. Aljumaah, a microbiology doctoral candidate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During t...