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  1. Interesting if true: Vagus nerve innervation (controlled by BLA?) to Brunner's glands in the duodenum control the hospitability of the gut to lactobacillus. Ablating the glands renders the gut susceptible to dysbiosis.

    An Amygdalar-Vagal-Glandular Circuit Controls the Intestinal Microbiome
    Chang et al., preprint at biorxiv 2024
    doi.org/10.1101/2024.06.02.594

    #neuroscience #vagusnerve #gutbrainaxis #gut_microbiome

  2. A #Metagenomics study reveals the gut microbiome as a sex-specific modulator of #HealthyAging in Hainan #centenarians

    "...the #gut_microbiome structure and resistance to oxidative stress in healthy centenarians differ between the sexes and provides new insights into the possible sex-specific role of the gut microbiome in healthy #aging..."

    sciencedirect.com/science/arti