Probiotics for mental health? A new review finds promising signals and major gaps
Researchers map the probiotic strains and gut-brain pathways being investigated across anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, revealing…
The Probiotic Breakthrough for Natural Anxiety Relief and Better Mental Health
Scientists found that gut microbes may play a major role in keeping anxiety in check by producing indoles,…
Scientists Discover Common Medications May Secretly Alter Your Gut for Years
Researchers found that many commonly prescribed drugs, not just antibiotics, were linked to long-lasting microbial changes that could…
Scientists Warn: America’s Most Popular Cooking Oil May Be Harming Your Intestines
Soybean oil is one of the most widely used oils in the American diet, though many people may…
Next-generation probiotics: an outlook into current applications and future developments
Hill, C. et al. The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics consensus statement on the scope and…
Genome-wide sweeps create ecological units in the human gut microbiome
Isolate genome collection A total of 19,837 publicly available isolate genomes were collected and consisted of the entire…
Scientists Develop Bioengineered Chewing Gum That Could Help Fight Oral Cancer
Scientists have developed a bioengineered chewing gum that dramatically reduces cancer-linked microbes in the mouth, including HPV and…
Millions Take These IBS Drugs, But a New Study Finds Serious Risks
A large study found that some common IBS medications, including antidepressants, are associated with a slightly higher risk…
Memory loss is fuelled by gut microbes in ageing mice
Some bacteria in the intestines of mice increase in abundance as the animals age.Credit: Prof Cinti & V.…
Microbiota-mediated induction of beige adipocytes in response to dietary cues
Mice SPF C57BL/6 (B6), BALB/c and ICR mice were purchased from Japan SLC, CLEA Japan and the Jackson…