Modulating gut microbiome may help reverse ageing-related memory loss: Study

NEW DELHI: (Mar 12) Remotely changing the composition of the gut microbiome by stimulating the vagus nerve, which sends signals from the gut to the brain, may help reverse ageing-related memory loss, according to a new study.

Studies are looking at the gut for solutions to health issues arising due to ageing.

“We wanted to understand why some very old people remain cognitively sharp while other people see significant declines beginning in their 50s or 60s,” senior author Christoph Thaiss, assistant professor of pathology at Stanford University, said.