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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Han Seong-gan = Research results have shown that some microorganisms in the intestine are related to the cognitive development of children.
381 children (18 months ~~) were the subject of the study of the same group (RESONANCE) conducted as part of the ECHO study (Effects of the environment on children’s health) by a research group led by Professor Vanja Klepak-Seray of Life Sciences at Wellesley University in the United States.MedicalXpress reported on the 2nd that this fact was revealed after analyzing data from a 10-year-old child.
The research team conducted age-appropriate cognitive function assessments several times until the children turned 10. One week before the evaluation, fecal samples were collected and the intestinal microbial population was analyzed.
Overall, it was found that with increasing age, the gut microbial community becomes more diverse.
Furthermore, starting from 18 months of age, the diversity of intestinal microorganisms and the metabolism of short-chain fatty acids, essential nutrients for intestinal health, began to show a significant correlation with cognitive function scores.
Microorganisms such as Alistipes obesi and Blautia wexlerae are diversifying, and species that secrete short-chain fatty acids such as Eubacterium eligens and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii are growing. As the number of people increased, cognitive function scores increased.
On the other hand, children with low cognitive function scores had many microorganisms such as Rumonococcus gnavus.
These findings show the importance of gut health during childhood and the research team highlighted that it is necessary to manage eating and lifestyle habits from an early age.
Recently, research findings have shown that gut microorganisms are associated with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder, Alzheimer’s dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and depression.
This supports the gut-brain axis theory, which states that there is a signal transmission pathway between the gut and the brain. The gut-brain axis theory states that byproducts released by gut bacterial cells travel through the blood and affect brain function.
The gut-brain axis has recently emerged as one of the sensitive research areas.
The results of this study were published in the latest issue of the journal “Science Advances” of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
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