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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·May 26, 2020·4 min read

Exposure to ‘good bacteria’ during pregnancy buffers risk of autism-like syndrome

Rat study suggests prenatal microbial exposure influences neurodevelopmental outcomes.

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·January 25, 2019·3 min read

Gum Disease Bacteria Implicated in Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers have implicated Porphyromonas gingivalis, a bacteria commonly associated with gum disease, in Alzheimer's pathology. The study reports oral Pg infections leads to a colonization and increased production of amyloid beta.

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·June 24, 2018·4 min read

Gut Bacteria Influences Metabolism Through the Immune System

Digestive enteroendocrine cells use an innate immune pathway to respond to good bacteria by fine tuning metabolism to diet and intestinal conditions, a new study reveals.

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·July 16, 2019·3 min read

Gut microbes protect against neurologic damage from viral infections

A healthy and diverse microbiome is essential for quickly clearing viral infections in the nervous system to prevent risks associated with multiple sclerosis. Mice with lower gut bacteria had weaker immune responses and were unable to eliminate viruses, leading to worsening paralysis. Those treated with antibiotics before infection had fewer microglia.

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·May 29, 2019·5 min read

Healthy fat hidden in dirt may fend off anxiety disorders

10(Z)-hexadecenoic acid, a fatty acid found in the soil based bacterium Mycobacterium vaccae, interacts with immune cells to inhibit pathways that drive inflammation and increases resilience to stress. Researchers say the findings could bring us one step closer to developing a microbe-based "stress vaccine".

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·March 1, 2023·8 min read

How Bacteria Invade the Brain

Harmful bacteria exploit the nerve cells in the meninges, suppressing the immune response and allowing infection to spread in the brain.

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·November 17, 2017·5 min read

How the Immune System Identifies Invading Bacteria

A new Science study reveals researchers have been able to witness NAIP5, an immune system protein in mice, scan a bacterial protein in six different ways to help ensure correct identification.

This shows the choroid plexus of a mouse

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·July 11, 2021·4 min read

Immaturity of Microbiota and Epithelial Barriers Implicated in Neonatal Meningitis

Immaturity of the gut microbiome and epithelial barriers in the gut and choroid plexus appear to play a significant role in neonatal susceptibility to meningitis.

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·September 24, 2018·4 min read

Know Someone Sick? Your Own Smell Might Give it Away

Researchers report the personal odors of healthy animals change when they share an environment with a sick animal. The findings suggest these changes could impact social contact and patterns of disease spread.

This shows a tissue sample from the study

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·July 17, 2020·5 min read

Lesion of Doom: How a Parasitic Bacterium Induces Blood Vessel Formation to Cause Lesions

Researchers discovered a bacteria of the genus Bartonella releases a protein, which they dubbed BafA, which stimulates the production of new blood vessels that support bacterial lesions. Bartonella henselae causes cat scratch disease. The findings provide new insight into the mechanisms by which infectious bacteria can produce lesions.

This image shows what looks like a robotic car following a track.

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·July 29, 2015·3 min read

Mathematical Model for Robots with ‘Bacterial Brains’

Researchers use a mathematical model to demonstrate that bacteria can control robot behavior.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·August 16, 2018·4 min read

Microbial Activity in the Mouth May Differentiate Children with ASD

Researchers report differences in oral microbial gene expression may distinguish children with ASD from their peers not on the spectrum. The study suggests GI microbiome disruptions, previously identified in children with ASD, may extend to the mouth and throat.

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bacteria

Exposure to ‘good bacteria’ during pregnancy buffers risk of autism-like syndrome

Gum Disease Bacteria Implicated in Alzheimer’s Disease

Gut Bacteria Influences Metabolism Through the Immune System

Gut microbes protect against neurologic damage from viral infections

Healthy fat hidden in dirt may fend off anxiety disorders

How Bacteria Invade the Brain

How the Immune System Identifies Invading Bacteria

Lesion of Doom: How a Parasitic Bacterium Induces Blood Vessel Formation to Cause Lesions

Mathematical Model for Robots with ‘Bacterial Brains’

Microbial Activity in the Mouth May Differentiate Children with ASD

Mapping Emotion Recognition in Children

Daring Differently: Gender Differences in Risk-Taking Behavior

Voice Versatility: The Genetic Symphony Behind Vocal Pitch

Unmasking Anosognosia: Revealing Hidden Brain Networks in Unawareness

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