#Actinobacterium #Collinsella, which isn't only associated with #Alzheimer's and the APOE variant but #rheumatoid #arthritis, #atherosclerosis, and Type-2 diabetes as well.
The researchers suspect Collinsella's ability to promote the expression of inflammatory messenger hormones, together with its knack for making the gut more permeable, could play a role in exacerbating – if not triggering – #neurological #damage.