Microbes help shape help neural development, brain biochemistry, and behavior. As research in human application advances, the gut-brain axis may be a potent target for mental disorders and diseases including anxiety and depression as well as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and autism. Join global researchers for MIND, MOOD & MICROBES, the 1st international conference […]
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Mind, Mood & Microbes: Amsterdam, Dec 1-2, 2016
Microbes help shape help neural development, brain biochemistry, and behavior. As research in human application advances, the gut-brain axis may be a potent target for mental disorders and diseases including anxiety and depression as well as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and autism. Join global researchers for MIND, MOOD & MICROBES, the 1st international conference […]
Fake Sugars Disrupt Blood Sugar Control
Saccharin, aspartame and sucralose somehow survived decades of cancer tests; the chemicals infuse countless diet foods and beverages which promise the taste of real sugar without the calories. Indeed, many millions on doctors’ or dietitians’ orders have switched to the sugar substitutes to lose weight or better manage diabetes. Turns out, the opposite may occur. […]
Probiotics Face Fear Itself
Ever wonder why one friend bungee jumps while another swerves at her own shadow? Look to the parents. And their microbes. Researchers are uncovering fascinating connections between microbes and behaviors later in life. Early life stress (ELS)puts individuals at risk for mental health problems down the line. And even scarier, is that these effects can be transmitted […]
MRSA Relief Right under Our Noses
MRSA are no friendly bacteria. Less well known as Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, they kill tens of thousands each year. MRSA is a wily and resistant strain of a very common staphylococcus which usually does no harm. But if MRSA escapes from the nose or other cozy habitat into the blood where toxicity floods the body, little can […]
Probiotics: Tasty Tummy Flatteners
Want a flat tummy? Well, listen up. Fried foods should be nowhere near your plate. Ditto for sugary desserts and baked goods. But here’s the good news: one thing you don’t have to cut down on are foods rich in probiotic cultures such as creamy yogurt and fizzy kefir which can realign gut bacteria. Luckily, […]