The Association of the Oral Microbiota with Cognitive Functioning in Adolescence.

ABSTRACT: Background: A growing body of research supports the role of the microbial communities residing in the digestive system in the host's cognitive functioning. Most of these studies have been focused on the gut microbiome and its association with clinical phenotypes in middle-aged and older adults. There is an insufficiency of population-based research exploring the association of normative cognitive functioning with the microbiome particularly with the oral microbiota. Methods: In this study, using metagenomics and metabolomics, we characterized the salivary microbiome diversity in a sample of 51 males of Hispanic and African American origin aged 12-18 years and explored the associations between the microbiome and the youths' cognitive performance captured with the Kaufman Asses

SUBMITTER: Naumova OY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11507344 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature