Antibiotics might fight Alzheimer’s plaques
Mouse study links drug-induced changes in gut bacteria to reduced A-beta buildup in brain
![Alzheimer’s plaques in human brain](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/072016_LS_alzheimer_feat_free.jpeg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
PLAQUE FIGHTER A long dose of antibiotics reduced Alzheimer’s-related plaques (shown here in a human brain) in the brains of mice, results that suggest gut bacteria can influence the disease.
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