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From Microbes to Mind: The Science of the Gut-Brain Connection – Part 2
Our brain and gut microbiome communicate through multiple pathways. To learn more about the precise mechanisms of these pathways, and the role of specific microbes ...
Mechanisms Along the Gut-Brain Axis
The gut-brain axis is a bidirectional communication network between the central nervous system (CNS) and the enteric nervous system, linking emotional and cognitive centers of ...
The Vagus Nerve Superhighway: Formation of the Gut Brain Connection
It’s impressive: the wandering 10th cranial, or vagus, nerve is the longest in the human body, stretching from the brainstem to the lowest intestinal viscera. It’s a bidirectional ...
Bugs and Barrier Function
Intestinal epithelial barrier integrity has a great deal to do with how we feel: both physically and mentally. The concept is a relatively simple one, ...
Gut Brain Connection: Talk Along the HPA Axis
The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis, or HPA Axis, is a bidirectional neuroendocrine network that modulates our adaptive stress response. The activation loop begins in the hypothalamus with ...
Research Backed Ingredients to Support Mood and Health
The Mindful Microbiota Trillions of microorganisms—bacteria, viruses, fungi, and others—create the microbiota. The vast majority, around 70%, of these bugs reside in our intestines and ...
Low FODMAPs: The New Gluten Free?
As patients without diagnosed gluten allergies continue to benefit from a gluten-free diet, researchers, medical professionals, and nutritionists alike are now turning to a related, ...
Cravings for Fatty Foods Connected to Gut-Brain Axis
There is a new link between the gut-brain axis — and it appears to fuel our desire for fatty foods. In a new study ...
Probiotics and Gut Microbiome Trigger Emotion and Mood Brain Signatures
Can probiotics alter the gut microbiome to shift emotion and mood brain signatures? The gut microbiota-brain axis plays an important role in gastrointestinal function and ...
Gut Feelings: Radiolab Podcast on the Gut Microbiome
We couldn’t resist sharing this excellent and amusing Radiolab podcast, called Gut Feelings, about some important research by John Cryan, PhD, Professor & Chair, Dept. ...