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AFAR Grantees in the News: New research co-authored by Grantees Andrea Francesca Salvador, PhD, and Christoph Thaiss, PhD, on the possible gut–brain connection driving age-related memory loss published in Nature

AFAR Grantees in the News: New research co-authored by Grantees Andrea Francesca Salvador, PhD, and Christoph Thaiss, PhD, on the possible gut–brain connection driving age-related memory loss published in Nature

On March 11th, 2026, Nature published new research co-authored by AFAR Grantees Andrea Francesca Salvador, PhD, and Christoph Thaiss, PhD, on how age-related changes in the gut microbiome can impair memory by disrupting signaling along the vagus nerve.

Dr. Salvador is a 2024 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research recipient.

Dr. Thaiss is a 2023 McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Lossrecipient.

Read a related Arc Institute news article, co-authored by Dr. Thaiss, here.

Read “Intestinal interoceptive dysfunction drives age-associated cognitive decline” in Nature here.

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