More About Gut Bacteria and the Brain

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Stress Affects the Balance of Bacteria in the Gut and Immune Response

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 094231.htm

"This is the first evidence that the gut microorganisms may play a role in innate immunological stress responses," said Monika Fleshner, Professor of Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. "The study reveals the dynamic interactions between multiple physiological systems including the intestinal microbiota and the immune system."

Because gut bacteria have been linked to diseases like inflammatory bowel disease, and even to asthma, a future goal of the study is to determine whether alterations of gut bacteria is the reason why these diseases tend to be worse during periods of pressure.

Funny... I think most of us could have told them that without needing a study to do it.

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Funny... I think most of us could have told them that without needing a study to do it

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But this is indeed important, in that it verifies that a physical mechanism does exist, (the alteration of gut bacteria population dynamics), by which stress can actually trigger physical changes in our body, that can have major health consequences. IOW, this suggests that stress can cause disease, which, as you mentioned, some of the members of this board, have experienced first hand.

Thanks for the link,
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