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27 February 2018 - MedicalXpress - Microbiota-gut-brain axis is at epicenter of new approach to mental health

Date: 27/02/2018

The functional gut microbiome provides an exciting new therapeutic target for treating psychiatric disorders. A timely new review article presents innovative methods for studying and intervening in gut microbiome composition and activity to treat mental illness and maintain mental health.


Mouse study reveals what happens in the gut after too much fructose

Date: 06/02/2018

Princeton University researchers report that in mice, fructose, a sugar found in fruit, is processed mainly in the small intestine, not in the liver as had previously been suspected.


Childhood Omega-3 intake linked to better sleep and higher IQ scores

Date: 05/01/2018

Weekly consumption of fish may drive both improved sleep and enhanced cognitive ability in children, according to new data.


Omega-3 may keep your gut bacteria in balance: Mouse data

Date: 04/12/2017

Mice deprived of omega-3 in their diet experience significant disruption to their gut bacteria make-up, new data suggests from the APC Microbiome Institute suggests.


27 November 2017 - Science Daily - Asthma in infant boys may eventually be preventable

Date: 27/11/2017

A new study shows that the family risk for asthma - typically passed from moms to babies - may not be a result of genetics alone: it may also involve the microbes found in a baby's digestive tract.


13 November 2017 - MedicalXpress - How bacteria in the gut influence neurodegenerative disorders

Date: 13/11/2017

New research reveals links between the gut microbiome—the population of microorganisms living in the gastrointestinal tract—and brain diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.


8 November 2017 - The Guardian - Is your gut microbiome the key to health and happiness?

Date: 08/11/2017

The gut microbiome is a vast ecosystem of organisms such as bacteria, yeasts, fungi, viruses and protozoans that live in our digestive pipes, which collectively weigh up to 2kg (heavier than the average brain).


7 November 2017 - Nutraingredients - Study finds link between gut microbiota, sleep quality and cognitive flexibility

Date: 07/11/2017

Evidence in the scientific literature shows that partial sleep deprivation may change the microbiota.


What babies eat – before and just after birth – can impact them for life, says new book

Date: 22/09/2017

A new book co-edited by a University at Buffalo researcher discusses how the path to obesity may start before birth or during infancy and how an individual's metabolism can be permanently reprogrammed by overfeeding early in life.


13 September 2017 - The Conversation - For better gut bacteria, eat more oily fish

Date: 13/09/2017

This study looks at whether omega-3 makes bacteria in the gut which then produce other substances that are particularly good for us.


11 September 2017 - MedicalXpress - Omega 3 helps the gut stay healthy, study finds

Date: 11/09/2017

Taking omega-3 as part of a healthy diet with plenty of fibre and probiotic foods can improve the diversity of the gut microbiome according to a new study by researchers at the University of Nottingham and King's College London.





25 August 2017 - Nutraingredients - Gut-brain axis: Gene regulation may be link between gut bacteria and anxiety

Date: 25/08/2017

The trillions of microbes in our gut can have a dramatic influence on microRNAs that regulate gene expression in parts of the brain including those related to fear and anxiety, new data suggests.


23 August 2017 - MedicalXpress - Linking mental health and the gut microbiome

Date: 23/08/2017

Better understanding the gastrointestinal microbiome may help psychiatrists treat mental health disorders such as depression, highlights a review in Frontiers in Psychiatry.



Dietary fibre helps ‘good’ bacteria win battle of the microbiome

Date: 16/08/2017

Feeding beneficial gut bacteria with fibre appears to help a signalling mechanism which limits the growth of harmful pathogens, according to a new study published in Science.


All the Stars of Food and Mood

Date: 04/08/2017

We are what we eat, and the brain is the most energy hungry organ in the body, surpassing even the heart. Surely our diets affect our thinking and our moods. But how do we prove it, and then what do we do about it?


Understanding the constant dialogue that goes on between our gut and our brain

Date: 26/07/2017

In his book "The Mind-Gut Connection: How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health" (Harper Collins, 2016), Dr. Emeran Mayer retells Petrov's story, and he notes how many historic and present-day decision-makers have cited unspecified feelings in their gut as tipping the balance on a difficult call.