Ketogenic diet therapy for pediatric epilepsy is associated with alterations in the human gut microbiome that confer seizure resistance in mice

By sjmartinez • December 10, 2023

Lum GR, Ha SM, Olson CA, Blencowe M, Paramo J, Reyes B, Matsumoto JH, Yang X, Hsiao EY. Ketogenic diet therapy for pediatric epilepsy is associated with alterations in the human gut microbiome that confer seizure resistance in mice. Cell Rep. 2023 Dec 8;42(12):113521. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113521. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38070135.

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