​Gut bacteria can impact immune cells that damage brain tissue

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Gut bacteria affect the behaviour of immune cells throughout the body, including ones in the brain that can damage brain tissue and exacerbate neurodegeneration in conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research.

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