The brain-gut microbiota axis: Impact on mental health & potential treatment avenues
Gut-microbiota has been found in recent years to have a significant impact on both physical and mental health. Ted Dinan, ...
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Unique bacteria colonize the gut shortly after birth and make serotonin to educate gut immune cells
A recent Science Immunology study revealed that neonatal gut bacteria produce serotonin and down-regulate monoamine oxidase A (MOA) to limit serotonin breakdown, ...
Tryptophan digestion by gut microbiome spurs arthritis inflammation
A University of Colorado Department of Medicine faculty member says she and her colleagues have identified the means in which ...
How can food influence the severity of menopausal hot flashes?
In a recent review published in Nutrients, researchers reviewed scientific literature from the previous five years, especially genome-wide association studies ...
New biomaterial could change the way human tissue can be grown in the lab
Scientists at UNSW Sydney have created a new material that could change the way human tissue can be grown in ...
Looking at cancer drugs to help put the brakes on classic indicators of aging
Antiretroviral cocktails can make human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, undetectable and untransmittable, but both the virus and its treatment can ...
What are the associations of metabolome, microbiome, and immune perturbations with severe COVID-19?
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers observed that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) progression and inflammatory responses ...
Gut microbiome plays a role in Alzheimer's
In a recent review published in the journal Pharmacological Research, researchers in Brazil investigated the role of gut microbiota in ...
Can daytime feeding prevent mood vulnerability in night workers?
Modern life demands instant and constant availability of goods and services, day or night. This has made it necessary for ...
MOO can alleviate depression via increasing 5-HTP in the gut microbiota, study reveals
Announcing a new article publication from Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. Morinda officinalis oligosaccharides(MOO) is an oral drug approved in China ...
