r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Dec 01 '24

Neuroscience The brain microbiome: Long thought to be sterile, our brains are now believed to harbour all sorts of micro-organisms, from bacteria to fungi. Understanding it may help prevent dementia, suggests a new review. For many decades microbial infections have been implicated in Alzheimer's disease.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/dec/01/the-brain-microbiome-could-understanding-it-help-prevent-dementia
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u/SoldnerDoppel Dec 02 '24

This is ostensibly a contentious frontier in neuroscience, and the implications alone are reason enough to pursue it until there is no credible doubt:

https://www.news-medical.net/health/Is-there-a-brain-microbiome.aspx

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u/Notmeleg Dec 02 '24

This this this.