by Andreu Prados
Experiencing that sinking feeling in your gut when anxiety kicks in or feeling butterflies in your stomach when you fall in love are visible signals of the brain-gut connection. Emerging evidence suggests understanding the microbiota-gut-brain axis could be the missing key in managing IBS.
by Premysl Bercik, Andreu Prados
While the idea that our gut can influence our brain is not new, this is a rapidly growing area of research. Find out more on how gut microbes influence anxiety and stress and why tackling these psychological traits matters for irritable bowel syndrome.
A recent study, from researchers at University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), provides further evidence that a correlation exists between the gut microbiota composition and emotional and behavioural responses.
by GMFH Editing Team
To what extent targeting the gut microbiota as a potential treatment for depression and anxiety is unknown. A new systematic review and meta-analysis of 34 controlled clinical trials concludes that probioticsbut not prebioticsmay exert potential antidepressant and anxiolytic effects.
by Cristina Sáez
Researchers at KU Leuven in Belgium have found most human gut bacteria produce neurotransmitters, which are chemicals (e.g. dopamine and serotonin) that let neurons communicate with each other.
by Karina Kaplun
According to a new study, the microbiome is among the factors that directly influence obesity. Others include environmental causes and genetic predisposition.
Jane A. Foster, associate professor at McMaster University, reveals gut microbiota’s potential for discovering new ways of diagnosing and understanding brain-related disorders.
by Kristina Campbell
Many studies show that there is a link between patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gut microbiota, revealing alterations in the people with this condition.
Recent advances in research have described the importance of gut microbiota in influencing interactions between the central and the enteric nervous systems. These brain-gut interactions appear to be bidirectional by means of neural, endocrine, immune, and humoral signals. Most of the data have been acquired using rodents (mice or rats) and pigs.
