Debugging neurodevelopment disorders

Jennie Sotelo-Orozco; Diana H Taft

doi:10.1016/j.chom.2024.04.007

Debugging neurodevelopment disorders

Cell Host Microbe. 2024 May 8;32(5):637-638. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.04.007.

Authors

Jennie Sotelo-Orozco¹, Diana H Taft²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
² Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, 572 Newell Dr, Gainesville, FL 32606, USA. Electronic address: dianataft@ufl.edu.

PMID: 38723603
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2024.04.007

Abstract

Gut bacteria are thought to contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders, but whether they are causal or predictive of disease remains unclear. In a prospective longitudinal study of thousands of children, Ahrens et al. generate evidence for the role of the gut microbiome in neurodevelopmental disorders while highlighting important open questions.

MeSH terms

Bacteria / genetics
Child
Gastrointestinal Microbiome*
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Neurodevelopmental Disorders*
Prospective Studies