Meal ingestion usually induces a wealth of sensations before, during and afterwards. A new brain imaging study reveals sex-specific differences in subjective responses to a palatable meal at thalamic and insular connectivity level in healthy individuals.
The last 9th Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit hold in Madrid on March updated the science behind diet, the balance between gut microbiota and the immune system, mental health, food intolerances and functional gut disorders, among others. Check out here the Summit’s official report.
Gut microbiome diversity associates with sleep quality in healthy adults
18 Nov 2019by Allison Clark
Alterations of the gut microbiota have previously been observed due to sleep deprivation. A novel study shows the close crosstalk between sleep quality and gut microbiome diversity, which is mediated by the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-6.
Regular ingestion of fructans-rich vegetables is associated with better satiety and fewer cravings for sweet and salty foods
1 Jul 2019by GMFH Editing Team
Dietary fibers may benefit gut bacterial groups in different ways. Hiel and colleagues have recently found that regular consumption of vegetables rich in inulin-type fructans may improve food behavior, including a drop in preference for fat, salt or sugars.
The effects of antidepressants are partly mediated by specific gut bacteria in mice
20 May 2019by Andreu Prados
The gut microbiota community is being explored as a new contributor to drugs metabolism. Human antidepressants have been shown to affect the gut microbiota in mice, with Ruminococcus flavefaciens mediating the antidepressant effect of duloxetine.
The most significant achievements in gut microbiome science in 2018
27 Dec 2018by GMFH Editing Team
GMFH continue to cover the important progress made in our knowledge of the gut microbiota's impact on wellbeing and disease.
A scientific committee chaired has taken care to put together a program that covers the most relevant issues in the field today.
A new study has found the gut microbiome could be the link between poor sleep habits and lower cognitive flexibility in older adults
5 Oct 2017by Andreu Prados
A recent study has found that there is a relationship between sleep habits, gut microbiome composition and cognitive flexibility in healthy older adults.
Report covers take-home points from the 2017 Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit in Paris
19 Jul 2017by GMFH Editing Team
The GMFH editing team is pleased to bring you the Gut Summit 2017 official report.
A recent study, led by Rob Knight from the Department of Paediatrics at the University of California San Diego in California (USA), has found that migraine sufferers have higher levels of oral bacteria involved in processing nitrates, which could make them more sensitive to certain foods that may act as migraine triggers.
