Fiber is essential for a healthy gut microbiota and thus for our general health. Richness, abundance and diversity are the three key factors for enjoying optimal gut microbiota.
Our gut has the ability to learn behaviours thanks to the network of neurons within the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. Interestingly, learning and memory processes take part in the gut and could explain, for instance, the involvement of enteric nervous system in the onset of specific gut disorders.
A new meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials shows the antidepressant and anxiolytic potential of probiotics
4 Jun 2019by 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.
Scientists identified two bacteria from gut microbiota linked to mental health
8 May 2019by 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.
Bifidobacterium longum 1714 may modulate brain function in response to social stress in healthy adults
2 May 2019by Paul Enck
The benefits of probiotics in human health is a hot area of research. Using neuroimaging methods, Paul Enck and colleagues have shown in a new randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial that the probiotic Bifidobacterium longum 1714 may reduce stress response in healthy volunteers.
The largest gut microbiome study of the Indian population reveals microbial composition is both region- and diet-specific
25 Mar 2019by Vineet K. Sharma
The vast majority of microbiome studies have been performed in Western populations. Here, Vineet Sharma and colleagues report on initial insights into the unique composition of the gut microbiome from the largest Indian cohort comprising 110 subjects.
The gut microbiota modifies behavior in mice through affecting metabolism
13 Feb 2019by Karina Kaplun
According to a new study, the microbiome is among the factors that directly influence obesity. Others include environmental causes and genetic predisposition.
A new review analyzes gut microbiota’s influence on brain development and function in early life
17 Jan 2019by GMFH Editing Team
The first two to three years of life represent a critical period for dietary interventions that target the microbiota and its contribution to improving child growth. What is interesting is the fact that the gut microbiota’s development during early life parallels critical periods of neurodevelopment.
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.
The year 2018 is ending with major progress in gut microbiota research: do you want to know which are the 10 most popular articles of 2018 in Gut Microbiota for Health’s News Watch section?
