Trust your gut to heal your brain: Antibiotics may aid recovery from traumatic brain injury
Medical Xpress
February 26, 2026
In a new study published in Communications Biology, Houston Methodist researchers led by Sonia Villapol, Ph.D., found that short-term antibiotic treatment significantly reduced neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration following traumatic brain injury (TBI) by altering the gut microbiome in animal models.
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Originally published on Medical Xpress on 2/26/2026