Psychology & Psychiatry
Walnuts the new brain food for stressed university students
Stressed university students might want to add walnuts to their daily diet in the weeks leading up to their next exam.
Dec 16, 2022
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News tagged with gut microbiota
Autism spectrum disorders
Study finds microbiota transfer therapy provides long term improvement in gut health in children with autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder currently affects 1 in 44 children in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For reasons that remain murky, these numbers appear to be trending upward as researchers ...
Dec 14, 2022
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Health
Peanuts and herbs and spices may positively impact gut microbiome
Adding a daily ounce of peanuts or about a teaspoon of herbs and spices to your diet may affect the composition of gut bacteria, an indicator of overall health, according to new research from Penn State. In two separate studies, ...
Dec 2, 2022
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Gastroenterology
Antibiotics' effect on the mycobiome found to vary from person to person
Antibiotic treatment disrupts the balance of beneficial and harmful bacteria in a person's gut. That disruption can lead to the overgrowth of fungal species in the gut mycobiota, including the common intestinal yeast Candida ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Gut microbes influence binge-eating of sweet treats in mice
You just meant to have a single Oreo as a snack, but then you find yourself going back for another, and another, and before you know it, you have finished off the entire package even though you were not all that hungry to ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Diverse mechanisms underlie associations between sleep and anxiety
Research on animals is shedding light on the biological mechanisms that link sleep and anxiety. The findings were presented at Neuroscience 2022, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world's largest ...
Nov 9, 2022
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Neuroscience
How gut bacteria influence the effects of cocaine in mice
Common gut bacteria can enhance the effects of cocaine in mice, researchers report November 1 in the journal Cell Host & Microbe. Their study demonstrates how cocaine use supports the growth of the bacteria, which in turn ...
Nov 1, 2022
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Medical research
Online atlas shows strong link between gut bacteria and metabolites
There are strong links between bacteria living in the gut and the levels of small molecules in the blood known as metabolites. This is the finding of a new study led by researchers from Uppsala University and Lund University, ...
Sep 23, 2022
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Immunology
Nutritionally balanced and whole-food-based, fiber-rich diet is beneficial to gut health
The gut microbiome, or gut microbiota, also termed commensal, refers to the entire microbial community that populates the mammalian gastrointestinal tract, with the majority residing in the colon. Through generating a diverse ...
Sep 15, 2022
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Medical research
Antibiotics given in infancy may have adverse impact on adult gut health
Preterm and low birth-weight babies are routinely given antibiotics to prevent—not just treat—infections, which they have a high risk of developing. A new study published in The Journal of Physiology has found that ...
Sep 8, 2022
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