Microscopic colitis is associated with an increased risk of dementia in a Swedish population

The microbiota–gut–brain axis has been implicated in dementia. Yet whether dementia is associated with microscopic colitis (MC), an age‐related inflammatory colonic disease involving gut dysbiosis, remains unknown.

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  Journal of Internal Medicine

• Publication date

  2025-11-26

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/joim.70046PMID 41292400PMCID 12789275
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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