Research Square

Gut microbiota mediates the association between aging and cognitive function: evidence from a population-based Kyotango study linking diet, Bifidobacterium, and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score

By Yuji Naito, Takeshi Yasuda, Hiroaki Kitae, Tomohisa Takagi

Preprint: cross-sectional study of 578 peopleMechanisms

Registered UMIN000019486

The paper

Yuji Naito, Takeshi Yasuda, Hiroaki Kitae, Tomohisa Takagi

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

Research Square, 4 Aug 2026, Preprint, not peer-reviewed

doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-10040802/v1

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