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A mother’s diet can protect her grandchildren’s brains: genetic model study
Mothers who eat apples and herbs in early pregnancy could be protecting the brain health of their children and grandchildren, a Monash...

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Sep 11, 20232 min read


Disrupted Gut Microbiome a Key Driver of Major Depression?
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is linked to disruptions in energy and lipid metabolism, possibly caused by the interplay of the gut...

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May 2, 20231 min read


Baby’s jab responses linked to birth delivery method
The method by which a baby was delivered is associated with how its immune system will respond to two key childhood vaccines, research...

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Nov 17, 20223 min read
A Microbial Compound in the Gut Leads to Anxious Behaviors in Mice
A team of researchers has discovered that a small-molecule metabolite, produced by bacteria that reside in the mouse gut, can travel to...

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Feb 20, 20224 min read


Distinctive gut microbiome unrelated to diet may characterise children with autism
Significantly fewer gut bugs linked to neurotransmitter activity 5 microbes in guts of kids with autism not found in those without...

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Jul 28, 20213 min read


Vaginal Swabbing - new study shows promising results
Babies born by cesarean section don’t have the same healthy bacteria as those born vaginally, but a new study for the first time finds...

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Jul 22, 20212 min read


Childhood diet has lifelong impact
Eating too much fat and sugar as a child can alter your microbiome for life, even if you later learn to eat healthier, a new study in...

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Feb 24, 20212 min read


Can we now restore the microbiome of caesarean born babies?New study shows promising results
In a potential gamechanger for caesarean born babies who miss out on the seeding of the microbiome via the birth canal, a new 'proof of...

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Oct 5, 20202 min read


Coronavirus Drives Us to Drink and Our Microbes Are Enablers I'm blaming my microbes!
Can a healthier gut microbiota help us to drink less? https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mood-microbe/202008/coronavirus-

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Oct 4, 20201 min read


Early introduction of gluten may prevent coeliac disease in children
Early introduction of gluten may prevent coeliac disease in children These results from the Enquiring About Tolerance (EAT) Study,...

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Jun 1, 20202 min read


Research suggests infant immunity may be compromised by fish oil supplementation during breastfeedin
Letting nature take its course may be the best advice for nursing mothers, according to researchers from UBC Okanagan. Their findings...

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Jun 1, 20202 min read


How microbes in a mother’s intestines affect fetal neurodevelopment
During pregnancy the mothers gut bacteria (part of her microbiome) regulates the key metabolites, small molecules that are important for...

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Jun 1, 20201 min read
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