The Gut Microbiota for Health (GMFH) digital community was more active in 2017 than in any previous year—with over 50,000 scientists, healthcare professionals, and members of the public now taking part in the online conversation about gut microbiota! The website
Throughout 2017 the gut microbiota research saw some major breakthroughs, and more than 50 articles have been published on our platform.
‘Food for thought: how your belly controls your brain’ – TEDx Talk by Ruairi Robertson
14 Dec 2017by GMFH Editing Team
In his speech at TEDxFulbrightSantaMonica in 2015, Ruairi Robertson explains how our intestine and the bacteria it harbors can affect mental and physical health.
This video, produced by AsapSCIENCE, a YouTube channel specializing in bringing science to all types of audiences, shows the existing link between the enteric nervous system, gut microbiota and the brain.
Scientists investigate the ‘black box’ of bacterial effects on the brain and behaviour
18 Oct 2017by Kristina Campbell
Researchers at McMaster University (Canada) discover that antibiotics considerably alter our gut microbiota, affecting both the brain and behavior.
“We are looking at how we can modify the microbiota to modulate or prevent some diseases”: Interview with Agustín Ruiz
4 Oct 2017by Cristina Sáez
Agustín Ruiz, geneticist and research director at ACE Foundation, answered our questions about the role of the microbiota in brain health at the recent microbiota scientific event organized by BDebate.
Jane A. Foster, associate professor at McMaster University, reveals gut microbiota’s potential for discovering new ways of diagnosing and understanding brain-related disorders.
A study by researchers from the University of Córdoba (Spain), featured in Neurotherapeutics, describes how an alteration in the gut microbiota is associated with the development of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
A study by Portuguese researchers and published in PLOS Biology reveals that cravings may start very far away from the brain, in the gut. The study also shows that gut bacteria ‘talk’ to the brain and control the food that flies eat.
Interested in expanding your knowledge about gut microbiota? Want to discover new experts? Check out this list of book picks from the GMFH publishing team, full of quality information that will help you learn more about this fascinating topic.
