Study design (IMAGE)

American Society for Nutrition

Study design

Caption

For study participants who had mild cognitive impairment and took the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) for three months, cognitive scores increased. This cognitive improvement was also associated with changes in their gut microbiome.

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Mashael Aljumaah, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University

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