A press release from the American Chemical Society states: “A bacterial compound called butyrate that’s made by healthy microbiomes has shown promise against allergic reactions in lab tests, but it’s […]
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Rebalancing gut microbiome lengthens survival in mouse model of ALS
“Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine report that in a mouse model of ALS, the compound butyrate helped correct a gut microbiome imbalance and reduced […]
Epigenetic trigger of ALS
“Researchers examined identical twins–one afflicted with familial ALS and one not–and found that environmental factors were likely necessary to alter the expression of some immune genes (epigenetic changes) before the […]