Our Gut Is a Brain

As if we didn’t have enough to worry about with injuries to our traditional brain, recent studies have shown that our gut microbiome is sending more signals to the brain than the brain sends to the gut. It has been shown that the gut biome is adversely affected by TBI. These changes in the gut can lead to a pro-inflammatory state within the central nervous system. New interventions are being developed.

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TBI and Abnormal Amino Acids

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