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fnord77today at 5:41 PM1 replyview on HN

... in mice. So if any of this held in humans, I think you'd see reversal of old-age memory problems in people treated with antibiotics that kill Parabacteroides goldsteinii.

As far as I know, no such effect has been observed.

And this article claims inflamation from that strain, the NIH claims otherwise: "Parabacteroides goldsteinii is a next-generation probiotic gut bacterium with significant anti-inflammatory and metabolic benefits, often reduced in obese or diseased states. "


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vidarhtoday at 5:55 PM

It's possible the specifics are different but that the overall idea still could work for humans. It seems worth at least exploring.