Re:Tantalizing but preliminary evidence of a “brain microbiome”
by vixen99 on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @01:45AM
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Bacteria associated with meningitis get through with predictable results so what else might?
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Re:Tantalizing but preliminary evidence of a “brain microbiome”
by dustfinger on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @05:13AM
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I do not know a lot about bacterial meningitis, but I don't believe that it actually passes through the barrier. Meningitis is caused by the inflammation of a membrane that the brain and spinal chord are encased within [1]. So it might be causing the membrane to become enflamed from the outward facing surface.
[1] https://www.healthline.com/health/bacterial-meningitis-cause...
Re:Tantalizing but preliminary evidence of a “brain microbiome”
by pseudolus on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @07:47AM
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There has been some potentially revolutionary work at CalTech with respect to the link between intestinal bacterial and Parkinson's (see link below). If it pans out it could potentially open up entirely new avenues of treatment.
http://www.caltech.edu/news/parkinsons-disease-linked-microb...