Microorganisms in the gut emerge as a potential determining factor for understanding the links between stress response and brain function. New findings highlight the role of gut microbiota as a central regulator of the stress-circadian axis.
Maternal psychological distress after birth can affect a child’s gut microbiota development and thus, their overall health, according to a recent study.
Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum attenuates obesity-related behavioral changes in mice
14 Jan 2019by Yolanda Sanz
Alterations in the crosstalk between the gastrointestinal tract and the nervous system could play a role in the global obesity pandemic. New findings shed light on the role of the probiotic Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum CECT 7765 in restoring behavioral changes found in diet-induced obesity in mice.
Rifamixin may modulate the neural signature of social stress via our gut microbiota in healthy volunteers
24 May 2018by Paul Enck
A new double-blinded randomized study has found that rifaximin—a poorly absorbable antibiotic acting mainly in the gut —may exhibit stress-reducing effects by modulating our gut microbiota in a way similar to probiotics.
Gut microbiota, stress, and obesity could interact differently in males versus females
28 Mar 2018by Kristina Campbell
The gut microbiota is a key determining factor for understanding the links between diet, stress and obesity, with completely different results depending on the sex of the individual.
Exploring how mom’s stress during pregnancy might affect her child’s brain development—depending on her gut microbiota
12 Jul 2017by Kristina Campbell
According to Eldin Jašarević, researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, certain stressors during pregnancy might be no trivial matter, partly because they alter the microorganisms that reside in the gut.
Gut microbiota changes are related to intestinal permeability in adults under physiologic stress
22 May 2017by Paul Enck
A recent study, led by Dr. Stefan Pasiakos from the Military Nutrition Division at the United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine in Natick (Massachusetts, USA), has found that changes in gut microbiota composition and metabolic activity are related to intestinal permeability in adults undergoing military training, an environment of physiologic stress.
Toward a better understanding of the link between irritable bowel syndrome and anxiety and depression
22 Mar 2017by 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.
