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Intermittent fasting to slow down Alzheimer’s disease

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In our aging global population and with no effective treatments, the cognitive impairments associated with Alzheimer’s disease represent a major healthcare problem. A recent study in Nature Aging highlights intermittent fasting as a potential way to decrease the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in mice through changes to the gut microbiota.

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Fig. 1: IF attenuates amyloid pathology and cognitive impairment in a mouse model of AD through changes in the microbiota–gut–brain axis.

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The authors receive funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) under grant number SFI/FFP/6820. Y.M.N. is funded Investigator of the APC Microbiome Ireland.

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    Sarah Nicolas & Yvonne M. Nolan

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    Sarah Nicolas & Yvonne M. Nolan

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Nicolas, S., Nolan, Y.M. Intermittent fasting to slow down Alzheimer’s disease. Nat Aging 2, 982–983 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-022-00320-x

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