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PROBIOTICS MAY HELP COGNITIVE DECLINE Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University divided 169 study participants, ages 52-75, into two groups — those with mild cognitive impairment and those with no neurological impairment. Both groups were given either a placebo or the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) for three months. When the participants’ gut microbiomes were assessed, microbes in the genus Prevotella, which are associated with infections such as pneumonia and sinusitis, were more prevalent in people with mild cognitive impairment than those with none. When given the probiotic, levels of Prevotella decreased and cognitive scores increased. “We focused on mild cognitive dementia, which can include problems with memory, language, or judgment,” said researcher Mashael Aljumaah, a doctoral candidate. “Interventions at this stage of cognitive impairment could slow down or prevent the progression to more severe forms of dementia.”
MRI SCANS IMPROVE PROSTATE SCREENING PSA screening combined with MRI scans helped to reduce prostate cancer mortality, according to a new study published in BMJ Oncology. Scientists discovered that the combo detected cancers in men with low PSA scores — men whose cancers might have remained undetected — and reduced dying from prostate cancer by 20% after 16 years. Of the 303 men studied, 48 had positive screenings that indicated cancer, despite having median PSA scores; 32 of
those scores were so low they would not have been referred for further investigation. “The thought that over half the men with clinically significant cancer would have been reassured that they didn’t have cancer by a PSA test alone is a sobering one, and reiterates the need to consider a new approach to prostate cancer screening,” said Caroline Moore, lead researcher and professor at University College London.
VACCINE MAY REDUCE SEVERITY OF LONG COVID Mayo Clinic researchers found that COVID-19 vaccination may not only reduce the risk of getting long COVID, but it could also reduce symptoms if the condition develops. Vaccinated long COVID patients were half as likely to experience abdominal pain as unvaccinated patients, and were also less likely to report other symptoms, including chest pain, loss of smell, weakness, and shortness of breath.
HIGH-FAT DIETS RESPONSIBLE
FOR INCREASE IN
COLORECTAL CANCER The number of people under age 50 diagnosed with colorectal cancer has
skyrocketed in the past few decades, and suspected causes include an increase in obesity and high-fat diets. Researchers at the Salk Institute and University of California San Diego recently conducted a study in mice and found that high-fat diets can change gut bacteria and alter bile acids, causing inflammation and slowing the creation of stem cells in the intestines. When stem cells don’t replenish
frequently, the cells can mutate, 98 NEWSMAX MAXLIFE | DECEMBER 2023
predisposing the mice to colorectal cancer. Perhaps surprisingly, a high-fat diet had more of an impact on the microbiome than a genetic mutation that increases susceptibility to cancer. Dr. Russell Blaylock, board-certified neurosurgeon and author of The Blaylock Wellness Report newsletter, theorizes that much of the cancer-causing inflammation in the gut is caused by omega-6 oils, which are found in soy, sunflower, saf lower, sesame, and corn oils.
GASTRO ISSUES MAY WARN OF PARKINSON’S Gastrointestinal problems may be an early warning sign of
Parkinson’s disease, suggests
PROBIOTICS STATISTICS
32%
The percentage of Americans who say they take probiotics.
No. 3
Probiotics are the third most used dietary supplement.
24%
Survey participants who said digestive health is the
most important facet of their overall health.
research published in the journal Gut. Two analyses found that gastroparesis (delayed stomach emptying), dysphagia (dif iculty swallowing), and constipation more than doubled the risk of Parkinson’s disease, while irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) without diarrhea increased risk by 17%.
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