Ohio State University: Possible Gut-Brain Connection to 'Chemo Brain'
October 23, 2019
October 23, 2019
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 23 -- Ohio State University issued the following news:
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- Manipulating gut bacteria before chemo reduces symptoms in mice
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Scientists looking for evidence of the gut's involvement in cognitive and mood problems related to chemotherapy treatment are testing their theories with the help of an unsavory rodent habit: eating feces.
Because chemotherapy is so hard on the digestive system, causing diarrhea, . . .
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- Manipulating gut bacteria before chemo reduces symptoms in mice
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Scientists looking for evidence of the gut's involvement in cognitive and mood problems related to chemotherapy treatment are testing their theories with the help of an unsavory rodent habit: eating feces.
Because chemotherapy is so hard on the digestive system, causing diarrhea, . . .