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·July 10, 2018·4 min read

Immune Discovery Should Help Improve Vaccines for Infants and Newborns

A new discovery about immune response in infants may help improve vaccine efficacy, researchers report.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 9, 2018·4 min read

How Shift Work Disrupts Metabolism

Researchers report metabolic disruptions often seen in shift workers are not influenced by the brain's circadian rhythm, but by peripheral oscillators in the liver, gut and pancreas.

Featured Neurology

·July 9, 2018·6 min read

Can Fasting Improve Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms?

A new study reveals intermittent fasting successfully reduces multiple sclerosis like symptoms. Mice who fasted every other day were less likely to develop motor problems associated with the disease.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·July 9, 2018·4 min read

Vaginal Microbiome May Influence Stress Levels of Offspring

A new mouse study reveals pups of mothers who faced prenatal stress and who were exposed, by birth, to maternal vaginal microbiota had decreased body weight and exhibited increased stress hormones as adults.

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·July 5, 2018·5 min read

What You Eat While Pregnant May Affect Your Baby’s Gut

A new study reports a mother's diet during pregnancy may have an effect on the composition of her child's gut bacteria. The effect, researchers report, may vary by the method of delivery at birth.

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·June 24, 2018·4 min read

Gut Bacteria Influences Metabolism Through the Immune System

Digestive enteroendocrine cells use an innate immune pathway to respond to good bacteria by fine tuning metabolism to diet and intestinal conditions, a new study reveals.

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·June 20, 2018·4 min read

No Proof Probiotics Ease Anxiety

Researchers find no evidence to back up the claim that probiotics can help to reduce anxiety.

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·June 18, 2018·5 min read

Gut Microbes May Contribute to Depression and Anxiety in Obesity

Researchers report a link between gut bacteria and psychological distress associated with obesity. Switching mice to high fat diets, researchers reported the animals experienced more depressive and anxiety symptoms. These were improved when antibiotics that alter the gut bacteria were administered.

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·June 16, 2018·6 min read

Piglet Study Sheds Light of How Stress is Bad For Your Body

A new study reports early life stress in pigs impacts their health, specifically their GI tract, later in life. The findings could have implications for developing new stress relieving therapies in humans.

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·June 13, 2018·4 min read

‘Gut Instinct’ May Have Been the GPS of Human Ancestors

Researchers have discovered another purpose for the gut-brain axis; relaying information to the hippocampus to store information about our environment and location.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 9, 2018·4 min read

The Latest Science on Breastfeeding

It is well known that breastfeeding is beneficial for mother child bonding and infant health. New research investigates why breastfeeding is so beneficial and points to previously unknown health benefits for mother and child.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·June 8, 2018·4 min read

Food Allergies Linked to ASD in Children

Researchers report 11.25% of children with ASD have food allergies, significantly higher than the 4.25% of children who suffer allergies without an autism diagnosis. The study adds to the growing body of evidence linking immunological dysfunction as a possible risk factor for ASD.