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Fucus vesiculosus-Derived Fucoidan Mitigates Recognition Memory Deficits in Association with Modulation of the Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis in Adenine-Induced Chronic Kidney Disease Mice

Key takeaways

Researchers gave fucoidan, a substance from a brown seaweed called bladderwrack, to mice with kidney disease caused by a chemical. The mice had memory problems, and the extract seemed to ease them. It also changed their gut bacteria. This was in mice, not people yet, and no abstract was available to give numbers.

Who did this work

Xiaobo Kang (Guangdong Ocean University) · Zhiyou Yang (Guangdong Ocean University) · Zhihui Ma (Guangdong Ocean University) · J. D. Hong (Guangdong Ocean University) · Yi Zhang (Guangdong Ocean University) · Longjian Zhou (Guangdong Ocean University)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-16
https://doi.org/10.3390/md24090323