Amy LoughmanFeb 232 minGut Bacteria and Parkinson’s disease: What we know, and where to go from here?While it may initially seem farfetched that bacteria in our gut can affect physiological processes occurring within the brain in Parkinson’s
Amy LoughmanFeb 112 minThe microbiome, your memory and my nerves - a podcast After a nervous listen, I am pleasantly surprised at the sound of my own voice on a podcast called Memory Health Made Easy.
Dr Amy LoughmanMay 21, 20193 minLets have a Pint of Science!Tonight I’m talking ‘Your gut, brain and bacteria’ as part of a worldwide festival called the Pint of Science. Thousands of scientists wi...
Dr Amy Loughman & Madeline WestDec 17, 20184 minDelicious foods and AGEing...You may have heard about AGEs - yet another fancy term for something that is apparently bad for our health. AGEs are allegedly another ty...
Madeline West & Dr Amy LoughmanJul 17, 20183 minThe Alzheimer’s disease puzzle Part 2: Clues from the microbiomeIn the previous article, we discussed limitations of current drug treatment approaches for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and the growing under...
Madeline West & Dr Amy LoughmanJul 8, 20183 minThe Alzheimer’s disease puzzle Part 1: An unsolved diseaseWatching a loved one’s gradual decline from Alzheimer’s Disease is no easy feat. My family experienced this first hand as we watched my b...
Tanya FreijyApr 4, 20183 minProbiotics, Prebiotics, and Gut FeelingsWe have trillions of bacteria living inside us, with most residing in our gut. Until recently, it has been challenging to explore our gut...
Dr Caitlin CowanDec 21, 20172 minInheriting gut feelings? Can a probiotic treatment help us to overcome our (family) history?We’re learning exciting new things about the microbiome all the time. As a psychologist and a neuroscientist, I’m most interested in how ...
Dr Amy LoughmanNov 29, 20171 minCatalyst to a Gut Revolution?Last month, the ABC aired The Gut Revolution: A Catalyst Special, a 2-part documentary about the role of the gut microbiome in two common...
Dr Sarah DashOct 5, 20174 minFood & Mood: Why what we eat is important to our mental healthSo what is the real story behind the food-mood link? What kinds of foods affect the brain, and how? Sarah is one of my colleagues at the ...
Dr Emma BeckettJul 16, 20173 minWhat is epigenetics, and how does it affect me?A concept that is strongly linked to the microbiome and its impact on the body, is epigenetics. As Dr Emma Beckett explains in this artic...
Amy LoughmanMay 29, 20174 minWhat does baby poo have to do with well-behaved toddlers?Update: February 2020 This week, the journal article that the presentation I describe below was finally published! It was the longest tim...
Amy LoughmanMar 12, 20172 minWild Fermentation in Australia’s Deep SouthOn a recent trip to visit my sister in Hobart, Tasmania, I met up with Ronald, of the Hobart-based fermenting outfit, Southern Wild. I qu...
Dr. Sarah Bray & Amy LoughmanJan 18, 20177 minGut Microbes & Your Health 101So…what is the gut microbiome anyway? The gut microbiome is the combined genetic material of a community of microorganisms that live in v...
Amy LoughmanJan 5, 20173 minAt the Frontiers of Microbiome ResearchA few weeks ago, I attended a microbiome conference as part of the Frontiers of Science, an initiative of the Australian Academy of Scien...
Amy LoughmanDec 4, 20161 minGut-Brain-Microbiome Axis (a taster)Last week I attended an incredibly inspiring meeting of Australian early and mid-career researchers working in the microbiome field, an i...
Amy LoughmanNov 13, 20163 min10 Reasons Fermented Foods are Not Just HypeYou might have heard about fermented foods. But there are so many crazy food fads going around these days — lemon juice detox, anyone? So...
Amy LoughmanOct 24, 20165 minAncient Stress Response vs Modern LifeWho wins in the contest between our neanderthal stress-response system and the demands and joys of our modern lives? Spoiler alert — neit...
Paul Bertrand, Amy Loughman, Melinda JacksonOct 10, 20165 minGut feeling: how your microbiota affects your mood, sleep and stress levelsOur gut does more than help us digest food; the bacteria that call our intestines home have been implicated in everything from our mental...
Amy LoughmanOct 8, 20162 min5 facts about probiotics and prebioticsThis week I attended a 5-hour workshop on the microbiome with about 40 other clinicians, researchers and thought-leaders. Expertise range...
