Date: 26/04/2017
Susceptibility to intestinal infections in neonates has been generally ascribed to immaturity of the innate and adaptive immune systems; however, additional factors may play a role, as this study demonstrates.
Date: 19/04/2017
Changes to our microbiome and intestinal barrier functions directly lead to increased levels of systemic inflammation as we age, say researchers who suggest such age-related inflammation is reversible.
Date: 17/03/2017
Date: 10/03/2017
Lactobacillus, a probiotic bacteria found in live-culture yogurt and sauerkraut, could reverse depressive symptoms, according to a new mouse study that researchers think could hold true in humans.
Date: 08/03/2017
Date: 17/02/2017
An international group of researchers headed by André Carvalho has published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics a paper that provides new data and prospects for the links between the intestinal flora and several disorders, notably depression.
Date: 16/02/2017
Date: 10/02/2017
Probiotics are well known to benefit digestive health, but prebiotics are less well understood. Recent study in rats shows that prebiotic fibers may help to protect beneficial gut bacteria and restore healthy sleep patterns after a stressful event.
Date: 10/02/2017
Date: 10/01/2017
Study shows big increases in consumption of artificial sweeteners in recent years
Date: 14/12/2016
More studies need to be conducted to determine if the consumption of probiotics could also assist with symptoms of diagnosed clinical depression.
Date: 02/12/2016
Parkinson's disease may be triggered by gut microbes, according to a study that points to probiotics as a potential therapy for the disease.
Date: 01/12/2016
Date: 15/11/2016
Date: 14/11/2016
Could migraines be triggered by what's going on in the mouths of susceptible people? A recent study suggests that the makeup of the oral microbiome could play a role in bringing on the headaches that can debilitate migraine sufferers.
Date: 21/10/2016
Date: 16/10/2016
Is the gut your second brain?
Date: 04/10/2016
Date: 02/08/2016
A brain-to-gut pathway, where neurological symptoms begin first, may explain why higher levels of anxiety and depression are predictors of developing gastrointestinal disorders, a study has determined.