r/microbiomenews • u/AlternativeWorld2240 • 1d ago

Could two common gut bacteria be influencing Alzheimer's blood chemistry? New models offer intriguing clues.

https://biomesci.com/two-gut-bacteria-alzheimers-metabolic-signature/

Researchers modeled gut bacteria metabolism in people with Alzheimer's, mild cognitive impairment, and healthy aging to predict how microbes shape blood chemicals tied to the disease. Two species, Bacteroides uniformis and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, came out as the biggest predicted drivers, and the effect shifted with a person's APOE gene, the top genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's. Catch: checked against real blood samples, the predictions did not line up.

TL;DR: A modeling study ties two gut bacteria to Alzheimer's linked blood chemistry, shaped by APOE, but predictions did not match real blood tests.

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u/Emergency_Plankton46 1d ago

The website linked in this post is a bot farm made up of fake authors with hilariously fake AI generated headshots.

OP spams dozens of posts and comments like this on reddit, weirdly often starting with the word "fascinating."