Inflammatory Diets and Cognitive Decline: Connecting the Dots Across the Oral-Gut-Brain Axis

Peter M Abadir^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
² Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Editorial

Peter M Abadir. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Sep.

. 2025 Sep;73(9):2649-2650.

doi: 10.1111/jgs.19623. Epub 2025 Jul 10.

Peter M Abadir^{1

2}

¹ School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
² Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

No abstract available

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