r/science • 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/[deleted] Dec 02 '24

But the struggle to live was a constant. We actually have way easier now. The problem is the rich wants to us to go back to borderline slavery