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Beyond the Gut: Beta Glucan's Brain Boosting Power
A daily yeast fiber (β-glucan) improved memory and brain health in an Alzheimer’s-like mouse model by fixing gut bacteria and key brain signalsNew
A month of treatment on yeast-fiber (β-glucan) improved memory and reduced brain inflammation in an Alzheimer’s-like mouse model, partly by changing gut bacteria and their secreted chemicalsNew
Long-term yeast β-glucan reshapes the gut to protect the brain from Alzheimer's like symptoms caused by high-fat-diet in ratsNew
Barley β-glucan plus gut-friendly bacteria eased brain changes and improved memory in an Alzheimer’s-like mouse modelNew
“Refined” lab diets sped up aging-like problems in mouse liver and brain; adding fiber slowed memory decline but didn’t fix liver issues. New
Barley-fiber–rich extracts eased “fatty-diet + stress” memory problems in mice by improving gut microbes, gut lining, and brain signals. New
Yeast fiber reshaped the gut, calmed brain inflammation, and eased Alzheimer-like changes in high-fat-fed rats. New
Medicinal Mushrooms Show Promise in Supporting Brain Cancer TreatmentNew
Mushroom, Oat, and Bacterial Fibers May Boost Brain Health Through the GutNew
Yeast Beta-Glucan With Multivitamins Shows Modest Cognitive Fatigue Benefit in ME/CFSNew
- Lacasa Yeast Beta-Glucan Supplementation with Multivitamins Attenuates Cognitive Impairments in Individuals with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial 2023
- Hu Three Different Types of β-Glucans Enhance Cognition: The Role of the Gut-Brain Axis 2022
- Gargano The Role of Medicinal Mushrooms in Brain Cancer Therapies: Review 2021
- Mo Yeast β-glucan alleviates high-fat diet-induced Alzheimer's disease-like pathologies in rats via the gut-brain axis 2024
- Fan Barley polysaccharides modulate metabolic and mild cognitive impairment in naturally aging mice through the liver-gut-brain axis 2025
- Kromm Aging-related decline in the liver and brain is accelerated by refined diet consumption 2025
- Wu Qingke β-glucan and Lactobacillus mitigate neuroinflammation and enhance cognitive function in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model 2025
- Zhang β-Glucan attenuates cognitive impairment of APP/PS1 mice via regulating intestinal flora and its metabolites 2023
- Xu Yeast β-glucan alleviates cognitive deficit by regulating gut microbiota and metabolites in Aβ1-42-induced AD-like mice 2020
- Shi β-glucan attenuates cognitive impairment via the gut-brain axis in diet-induced obese mice 2020