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Gut microbiome affects alcohol preference by influencing brain's reward system
Date: 16/10/2025
Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences have found a surprising connection between a fungus associated with alcohol use disorder and the brain's dopamine reward pathway.
Brain health could be improved with high-fat, low-carb diet, study finds
Date: 09/10/2025
There may be a way to protect brain energy to preserve cognition—and the secret could lie on your plate. Think fish and seafood, meat, non-starchy vegetables, berries, nuts, seeds, eggs and even high-fat dairy products.
Artificially sweetened and sugary drinks are both associated with an increased risk of liver disease, study finds
Date: 06/10/2025
A new study reveals that both sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and low- or non-sugar-sweetened beverages (LNSSBs) are significantly associated with a higher risk of developing metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).
Ultra-processed foods linked to heightened disease activity in early multiple sclerosis
Date: 24/09/2025
Higher intake of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) may exacerbate disease activity in early multiple sclerosis (MS), according to new research presented at the 41st Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS 2025).
Sugary drinks linked to depression via the gut microbiome—especially in women
Date: 24/09/2025
New study provides strong evidence that sugary drinks affect not only metabolic health, but also mental health—especially in women. This effect is probably mediated by the sensitive microbiome of the intestine.
Gut bacteria are linked to how our genes switch on and off
Date: 22/09/2025
The trillions of microbes that live in the human gut may play a bigger role in health than previously thought, according to new research. This article explores how gut bacteria interacts with human genes in ways that could shape disease risk, aging and even future medical treatments.
New perspective outlines how food-derived signals can modulate biological aging
Date: 09/09/2025
Diet doesn't just fuel the body, it sends molecular signals that can slow down or speed up biological aging. Biological age, a measure of functional health, can diverge sharply from chronological age and that targeted nutritional and lifestyle choices can bend the trajectory toward healthier aging.
What exactly are you eating? The nutritional ‘dark matter’ in your food
Date: 29/08/2025
When scientists cracked the human genome in 2003 – sequencing the entire genetic code of a human being – many expected it would unlock the secrets of disease. But genetics explained only about 10% of the risk. The other 90% lies in the environment – and diet plays a huge part.
Studies show food additives could be harmful to the gut
Date: 19/08/2025
Animal studies suggest that some food additives, such as artificial colorants and sweeteners, emulsifiers, and antimicrobial preservatives, could be harmful to gut health. A recent review published in The FASEB Journal summarizes the literature and finds that more clinical studies are needed to assess the potential impacts on humans, especially those with inflammatory bowel diseases. In the meantime, the authors suggest policy changes that could help people make more informed choices.
Soft drinks can affect communication of gut bacteria and immune system
Date: 21/07/2025
Consumption of soft drinks, supplemented with white sugar, alters the DNA of gut bacteria and affects the host immune system. The good news? These effects are reversible.
A popular sweetener could be damaging your brain’s defences, says recent study
Date: 21/07/2025
Found in everything from protein bars to energy drinks, erythritol has long been considered a safe alternative to sugar. But new research suggests this widely used sweetener may be quietly undermining one of the body’s most crucial protective barriers – with potentially serious consequences for heart health and stroke risk.
Dietary Trial Shows Benefits of a Low Emulsifier Diet for Crohn’s Disease
Date: 18/07/2025
WASHINGTON, DC — A low-emulsifier-containing diet led to a threefold increased likelihood of improvement in symptoms of Crohn’s disease compared with an emulsifier-containing diet in a randomized double-blind dietary trial involving 154 patients with mildly active disease living across the United Kingdom.
Global Review Finds Mediterranean Diet May Play Key Role In Managing ADHD
Date: 07/07/2025
It’s the superhero of the nutrition world, and now a scientific review has shown the potential power of the Mediterranean diet to help manage the symptoms of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
Is Your Gut Sabotaging Your Meds?
Date: 28/03/2025
The state of your gut has a surprising impact on your meds—and vice versa.
Diet-related brain inflammation: Three days of high-fat eating impair memory in aged rats
Date: 06/03/2025
This study suggests that high fat diets evoked neuroinflammation, memory impairment, and anxiety-like behaviour.
Out-of-balance gut bacteria are linked to multiple sclerosis—the ratio can predict severity of disease
Date: 04/03/2025
In our research, we found that the ratio of two bacteria in the gut can predict multiple sclerosis severity in patients, highlighting the importance of the microbiome and gut health in this disease.
Drawing a line from the gut microbiome to inflammation and depression
Date: 21/01/2025
"There is a story out there linking the gut microbiome with depression, and this study takes it one step further, toward a real understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind the link...."
What we eat affects our health—and can alter how our genes function
Date: 09/01/2025
"We found a direct link between eating fibre and modulation of gene function that has anti-cancer effects, and we think this is likely a global mechanism because the short-chain fatty acids that result from fibre digestion can travel all over the body...."
How sweet is it really? Non-nutritive sweeteners and the control of blood sugar levels
Date: 27/11/2024
"These findings go a long way to answering some of the fundamental questions we have around the effects of non-nutritive sweeteners and show that despite the misconception that they are metabolically inert, their habitual high intake can alter distinct mechanisms of sugar handling...."
How the keto diet could one day treat autoimmune disorders by increasing anti-inflammatory compounds
Date: 04/11/2024
These results provide hope for the development of a more tolerable alternative to helping those people than asking them stick to a challenging restrictive diet.
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