FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 30, 2018·4 min readVapers and Non-Smokers Have the Same Flourishing Gut FloraA new study reveals smokers have lower levels of Baceroids in their microbiome. In contrast, the levels of Bacteriods were the same level in vapers as in non-smokers. Decreased Bacteriod levels are associated with obesity and Chron's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 17, 2017·6 min readBacterial Clues in Baby’s Dirty Diapers Helps Predict Cognitive DevelopmentA new study in Biological Psychiatry reports a toddler's cognitive development may be predicted by the types of microbes colonizing the gut when they are a year old. Researchers found infants with high levels of Bacteriodes had better scores in cognitive tests at age 2 than those with lower levels of the bacterial genus.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularNeurosciencePsychology·June 30, 2017·2 min readResearch Suggests Association Between Gut Bacteria and EmotionA new study identifies gut bacteria that appears to interact with brain areas associated with mood and behavior.Read More
