Dementia Matters28 Aug 2024

Gut Feelings: The Links Between Gut Health and Alzheimer’s Disease

An expanding field of research is looking at how the gut affects different parts of people’s health, but how does it affect brain health? Drs. Barb Bendlin and Tyler Ulland join the podcast to talk about their 2023 study, which suggests a link between gut health, aging and changes related to Alzheimer’s disease. They discuss their findings on how gut inflammation could impact brain health, as well as explain what it means to have good gut health and how food, medications, where one lives and other factors can impact the gut microbiome.

Guests: Barbara Bendlin, PhD, professor, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, deputy director, University of Wisconsin (UW) Center for Health Disparities Research, and Tyler Ulland, PhD, associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, leader, Ulland Lab

Show Notes

Learn more about the 2024 Fall Community Conversation: The Impact of Social Connections on Brain Health and register to attend in person on our website.

Read Dr. Bendlin and Dr. Ulland’s study, “Gut inflammation associated with age and Alzheimer’s disease pathology: a human cohort study,” on the National Library of Medicine website.

Learn more about Dr. Bendlin and Dr. Uland’s study in the article, “Gut inflammation linked to aging and Alzheimer’s disease,” on the UW School of Medicine and Public Health website.

Learn more about Dr. Ulland from his profile on the Ulland lab webpage.

Learn more about Dr. Bendlin from her profile on the UW Center for Health Disparities Research website.

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