PhD Studentship: Cocoa Flavanols and Mental Health: An Investigation of Mood, Cognition and Gut–Brain Mechanisms at University of Reading Discover a PhD Studentship: Cocoa Flavanols and Mental Health: An Investigation of Mood, Cognition and Gut–Brain Mechanisms on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other PhD opportunities.

🧠 Interested in researching how diet influences mental health & brain function? This funded PhD @unirdg-psych.bsky.social will explore how compounds in cocoa may support mood, cognition & psychological wellbeing. Apply now! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRA152/p... #Psychology #GutBrainAxis #Nutrition #PhD

Translocation of bacteria from the gut to the brain in mice Recent studies link gut dysbiosis to neurological disease, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study shows that a high-fat diet increases gut permeability and enables bacterial transloc...

The #GutBrainAxis has long been known for its indirect chemical signaling, but a groundbreaking study by Arash Grakoui, et al. @emoryuniversity.bsky.social suggests a much more direct interaction. Learn More @plosbiology.org 👉 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Dysbiosis and depression: A study of gut microbiota alterations and functional pathways in antidepressant-naïve mood disorder patients - Translational Psychiatry Translational Psychiatry - Dysbiosis and depression: A study of gut microbiota alterations and functional pathways in antidepressant-naïve mood disorder patients

🧠💚 Gut dysbiosis links depression/anxiety/fatigue.

Gut's "2nd brain"—disrupted by diet/stress/meds, spikes inflammation & serotonin issues.

Not a cure (correlational), but try fiber, yogurt/kimchi, probiotics w/therapy. Ask doc!

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#GutBrainAxis #MentalHealth #ChronicIllness

Circulatory dietary and gut-derived metabolites predict early cognitive decline A key component of disease prevention is the identification of at-risk individuals. Microbial dysbiosis in the early stages of cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease (AD) and can modulate the le...

Excited to present our latest paper, led by @dvauzour.bsky.social and Dr Emily Connell. We have promising data showing that a pattern of microbe-derived metabolites can distinguish early stage cognitive impairment in humans.

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🧪🧠🦠 #microbiome #gutbrainaxis

Parasites trigger a gut-to-brain signal that cuts food intake during infection Researchers found that intestinal tuft cells signal to crypt enterochromaffin cells by releasing acetylcholine, triggering serotonin release and activating a gut-to-brain vagal pathway during type 2 i...

Ever wonder why you lose your appetite when sick? 🧫 Study reveals a hidden gut-to-brain pathway: parasites spark serotonin release to suppress hunger. www.news-medical.net/news/2026032... #GutBrainAxis #Neuroscience #Immunology @nature.com

#MastCells #MastCellActivationSyndrome #MastCellActivation #MCAS #MCAD #HaT #Mastocytosis #MastCellActivationDisorder #MastCellDisorder #Neuroimmune #NeuroimmuneAxis #Histamine #Gastrointestinal #GastrointestinalHealth #GutBrain #GutBrainAxis

New research shows:
• Dietary interventions can reduce depressive symptoms
• Gut health directly affects brain function
• Nutrient deficiencies can impact motivation, focus, and mood

#MentalHealth #Nutrition #BrainHealth #GutHealth #GutBrainAxis #Depression #Anxiety #LifestyleMedicine

Elimination diets shrinking your life?

Free summit:
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With Jason Prall
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#FoodSensitivity #GutBrainAxis #ImmuneTolerance #RootCause

90% of serotonin is produced in your gut, but reportedly it doesn’t cross the blood brain barrier, so does what you consume affect us more than research claims?

#GutHealth #GutBrainAxis #MentalHealthAwareness #Microbiome #YouAreWhatYouEat

🧠🌿 Gut & brain are in constant dialogue! The microbiota–gut–brain axis shapes mood, immunity & cognition through neural, endocrine & immune pathways.

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De Schepper et al. (2026) have linked intestinal macrophages to synucleinopathy along the gut-brain axis in Parkinson's. Could this be a key to understanding early-stage PD? #Parkinsons #GutBrainAxis #Science

Check out the video!

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🧠 Diet quality may influence behavioral development earlier than we realize.

A new prospective cohort study in JAMA Network Open followed 2,077 Canadian children and examined whether diet at age 3 was associated with behavioral outcomes at age 5.

🔗 Study: zurl.co/qdwhf #Nutrition #GutBrainAxis

The study found that GABA-producing postbiotics could restore gut function and reduce inflammation, helping to alleviate CSD-related impairments. This underscores the deep connection between brain and gut health. #BrainAwarenessWeek #SleepDeprivation #GutBrainAxis #Neuroscience

Preventive effects of GABA-producing postbiotics derived from Levilactobacillus brevis against chronic sleep deprivation-induced gut-brain axis dysfunction, neuroinflammation, and behavioral impairmen... Chronic sleep deprivation (CSD) is increasingly recognized as a contributor to gut dysbiosis, systemic inflammation, and neurobehavioral impairments v…

A recent study in Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy used our Sleep Fragmentation Chamber to simulate CSD. The results revealed that fragmented sleep leads to neuroinflammation and gut dysfunction, worsening brain health. #GutBrainAxis

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Antipsychotic-related weight gain may be linked to changes in the gut microbiome. A review published in Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience reviewed 24 papers and found consistent microbiome shifts linked to metabolic side effects.
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#microbiome #gutbrainaxis
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Exploring the Traumatic Brain Injury Gut Connection: Insights & Implications IntroductionTraumatic Brain Injury (TBI), ranging from mild concussions to severe trauma, profoundly disrupts the intricate communication system between the brain and the gut, known as the brain-gut a...

After TBI, individuals often face cognitive, mood, and digestive issues such as constipation, nausea, and bloating. This article explores how TBI impacts gut permeability, microbiome, and motility by gender. Article: www.ndbydesign.org/post/tbi-and...
#TBI #GutHealth #GutBrainAxis

Memory Loss Starts in the Gut

As a medical school professor, I was taught that memory loss is a brain problem.

New research from Stanford says it's a...
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#BrainHealth #GutBrainAxis #Dementia #Longevity #MetabolicHealth

Diet is one of the major modulators of the microbiota-gut-brain axis across the lifespan. Milk bioactive components, including human milk oligosaccharides such as fucosyllactose and sialyllactose, and prebiotics, including GOS and FOS, promote the viability of commensal bacteria, fortify the intestinal barrier, and improve cognitive development. Here, we investigate the ability of these dietary components alone or in combination to counter the behavioral and physiological effects of early-life microbiota depletion via broad-spectrum antibiotics in mice.

Early-life changes to the gut microbiome can affect social behaviour.
A study published in @cp-iscience.bsky.social found certain diet ingredients helped restore that response and changed brain pathways linked to learning and development.
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#GutBrainAxis #Microbiome
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Scientists show gut bacteria can reach the brain in mice and reveal a potential vagus nerve pathway Researchers found that very small numbers of gut bacteria can translocate to the brain in mice, particularly when gut barrier permeability increases due to a Paigen diet. Evidence suggests the vagus n...

🧠🦠 Gut bacteria can reach the brain in mice - no bloodstream required! Scientists reveal the vagus nerve may be the secret pathway, sparking new questions about the gut-brain connection. www.news-medical.net/news/2026031... #GutBrainAxis #Neuroscience @plosbiology.org

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The first FMT RCT in bipolar depression was But it failed on the primary outcome for depressive symptoms
My take?
The hype is ahead of the evidence but these may become useful adjuncts
#psychiatry #probiotics #Gutbrainaxis #depression #bipolar

High-fat diets cause gut bacteria to enter the brain – BioNews Central A recent study conducted in mice shows that live bacteria from an imbalanced gut microbiome can directly enter the brain via the vagus nerve, potentially impacting neurological health. ...

A recent study conducted in mice shows that live #bacteria from an imbalanced #GutMicrobiome can directly enter the #brain via the #VagusNerve, potentially impacting #NeurologicalHealth. 
#GutBacteria #HighFatDiet #GutDysbiosis #GutBrainConnection #GutBrainAxis #BrainHealth

PROBIOTICS & BRAIN HEALTH
The gut microbiome shapes brain function through the Microbiota–Gut–Brain axis, where probiotics microbial metabolites support synaptic plasticity, BDNF expression cognitive health
⏳https://microbiomecongress.org/abstract-submission/

#GutBrainAxis #Probiotics #Neuroscience

Enhancing gut-brain communication reverses age-related cognitive decline in mice – BioNews Central A new study in mice has identified a critical link between gut bacteria and age-related cognitive decline. ...

A new study in mice has identified a critical link between #GutBacteria and #AgeRelatedCognitiveDecline.
#GutBrainAxis #Aging #CognitiveDecline #BrainHealth

Intestinal interoceptive dysfunction drives age-associated cognitive decline - Nature Age-related microbiome changes increase medium-chain fatty acid-producing bacteria, driving GPR84-mediated myeloid inflammation, impaired vagal signalling and hippocampal dysfunction; targeting this g...

#RememberMe! #MicrobiotaPower! @christophthaiss.bsky.social @maayanlevy.bsky.social Cox &co show @nature.com that microbial fatty acid-GPR84 driven intestinal inflammation initiates an actionable #GutBrainAxis that disrupts neuronal activation driving memory loss during #aging!

#AskDrMia takes us on a #deepdive about recent research about #dementia called the #POINTER study. There is so much for all of us to learn about the brain including the #GutBrainAxis and the #vegusnerve relationship. Find the full episode wherever you stream podcasts.
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🧠 New insights into Parkinson’s: Is the disease triggered in the gut or the brain first? Explore evidence shaping the gut-brain debate in PD science. Read more: themovementdisorderjournal.com/2026/02/19/parkinsons-disease-gut-or-brain-first/ #Parkinsons #Neuroscience #GutBrainAxis #PDResearch

🧠🌐 DGNM-Jahrestagung 2026 – 3 Tage Vernetzung entlang der Darm-Hirn-Achse. Exzellente Wissenschaft, starke Nachwuchsbeteiligung und tolle Zusammenarbeit. Die NeuroGastro Community zeigt, wie gemeinsam durch Grundlagenforschung, Translation und Klinik Fortschritt entsteht. 🚀 #DGNM #GutBrainAxis

An unhealthy diet disrupts feeding behavior and the gut microbiota, but whether early-life dietary effects persist, or can be restored later in life, remains unclear. We investigated whether microbiota-targeted interventions (FOS + GOS or Bifidobacterium longum APC1472) could restore early-life highfat/ high-sugar (HFHS) diet-induced feeding alterations in adult female and male mice.

New APC paper in Nature Comms
First author Cristina Cuesta-Marti and colleagues examine how eating unhealthy foods early in life leaves lasting brain and feeding changes but bacteria can help restore healthy eating.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Microbiome #GutBrainAxis
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Leaky Gut: Science, Hype & What It Means for Your Body Leaky gut explained with real science. Discover what intestinal permeability really means, how it links to mental health, and how to truly support your gut.

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Leaky gut explained with real science. Discover what intestinal permeability really means, how it links to mental health, and how to truly support your gut.
#MindBodyConnection #GutBrainAxis #HolisticHealth #MentalWellbeing #StressAndHealth

⏰ Last days to register for the GLP-1 Workshop

Explore how GLP-1 therapies are reshaping metabolic health — beyond weight loss to cognitive and behavioural outcomes.

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