New research shows that gut microbes play a major role in ALS.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease with no cure. New research shows that gut microbes play an important role and may help slow disease progression.
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Transferring the Blues
Can depression be transferred via microbes?
Researchers find an unorthodox method to transmit depression from one animal to another. What are the implications for psychiatry?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mood-microbe/201907/transferring-the-blues
Microbes and the Mind
Microbes exert a surprising amount of control over our mind.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mood-microbe/201907/microbes-and-the-mind
Problems Sleeping? Look to Your Gut!
How the bacteria in your gut manipulate your sleep patterns.
Your gut microbes can affect your mood and your sleep patterns. Here are six ways to help you sleep better at night.
The Shocking Source of Your Cravings
Your gut microbiota is brazenly giving you cravings to get what it wants.
These cravings may not be in your favor. Learn how to gain the upper hand.
What Do Microbes Have to Do With Your Love Life?
How much influence do your microbes have over your choice of sexual partners?
It turns out that your microbiota has a surprising impact on your attractiveness and may even determine who you will fall for and who will fall for you. Learn how to harness that power!
Developing Your Gut-Brain Axis: The First Thousand Days
In the first thousand days, proper brain growth depends on a healthy microbiota.
Early microbial disruptions can alter brain development, setting the stage for later mental illness. What happens in your first thousand days could change your mood for life.
Microbes Are Promiscuous Swingers, and That’s a Problem
How can we rely on microbes when they are wildly swapping their DNA?
Two studies show that important functions of your microbiota have less to do with specific microbes than the genes they possess. Time to toss your probiotics?
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Antibiotics and Your Brain
Antibiotics can do funny things to your brain.
Yes, antibiotics are miracle drugs, but they have some quirks. Among them are unexpected interactions with the brain. Here are five surprising connections.
From Mom on Your Birthday: A Microbiota
Moms go to great lengths to pass on their microbial genes.
Microbial genes are inherited, and they help guide the formation of your immune system and the development of your brain.