A new enteroendocrine cell type mediates how gut and brain exchange signals from nutrients
22 Nov 2018by Andreu Prados
EECs were shown to release glutamate in the presence of a glucose stimulus.
During TEDxHa’pennyBridge in Dublin, Principal Investigator at the APC Microbiome Institute in Cork, John Cryan, gave a talk about the connection between the gut, brain and microbiome, and its impact on psychiatric and immune disorders.
YouTube channel Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell explains the different functions of gut bacteria, as well as their role in our overall health, whether they are co-operating in digesting food or protecting our immune system.
Communication between the brain and the gut is one of the keys to good health and ensuring the proper functioning of the immune system in response to pathogens.
BBC Radio 4 has launched a new three-episode series that looks at the human microbiome and considers gut microbiota’s role and influence with regards to our health from the moment we are born.
‘Do Gut Microbes Predict or Cause Diseases like Parkinson’s?’ – TEDx talk by Martha Carlin
11 Jul 2018by GMFH Editing Team
Based on her personal experience, Martha Carlin presented her discoveries about the relationship between chronic diseases, stress, environment, food and gut bacteria at TEDxBoulder 2016.
These data show the distinct probiotic influence at behavioral, neural and microbiome levels in healthy volunteers.
What’s the Link between Gut Microbiota & the Brain? – Check It Out With This Video
6 Jun 2018by GMFH Editing Team
Hank Green and his team at SciShow tell us about the importance and power of microbes in relation to our brain, as well as the role they play in maintaining our overall daily health.
Gut microbiota may be involved in pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders related to streptococcal infections
23 Apr 2018by GMFH Editing Team
A new study has found that gut microbiota may promote gut inflammation and activation of an immune response.
Enders, the author of the bestseller Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ, reaffirmed the importance of the gastrointestinal tract and gut microbiota during her talk at TEDxDanubia.
