The enigmatic ‘brain microbiome’ could play a role in neurological disease

The enigmatic ‘brain microbiome’ could play a role in neurological disease

The microbes that live in your gut are having their moment in the sun. Even if you haven’t been following the research, you can’t have missed the hundreds of adverts for probiotics and prebiotics, aimed at selling you products to keep your microbiome healthy.

Other microbiomes have also recently been discovered, and these too play an important role in your health. Your mouth, nasal cavity, skin and scalp all have their own unique microbiomes. Some have even proposed that the brain has its own microbiome.

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