What we eat affects our brains just as much as our bodies. Unfortunately, many people’s diets are not optimal, increasing the risk of...

Increasingly, we are understanding that brain health is not just about the brain; the whole body is involved. It was the intuitive truth...

This week I was asked to provide some background information on intermittent fasting for a science show on the ABC, Australia's public...

While it may initially seem farfetched that bacteria in our gut can affect physiological processes occurring within the brain in Parkinson’s

After a nervous listen, I am pleasantly surprised at the sound of my own voice on a podcast called Memory Health Made Easy.

Tonight I’m talking ‘Your gut, brain and bacteria’ as part of a worldwide festival called the Pint of Science. Thousands of scientists...

You may have heard about AGEs - yet another fancy term for something that is apparently bad for our health. AGEs are allegedly another...

In the previous article, we discussed limitations of current drug treatment approaches for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and the growing...

Watching a loved one’s gradual decline from Alzheimer’s Disease is no easy feat. My family experienced this first hand as we watched my...

We have trillions of bacteria living inside us, with most residing in our gut. Until recently, it has been challenging to explore our gut...

We’re learning exciting new things about the microbiome all the time. As a psychologist and a neuroscientist, I’m most interested in how...

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...

So 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...

A concept that is strongly linked to the microbiome and its impact on the body, is epigenetics. As Dr Emma Beckett explains in this...

Update: February 2020 This week, the journal article that the presentation I describe below was finally published! It was the longest...

On a recent trip to visit my sister in Hobart, Tasmania, I met up with Ronald, of the Hobart-based fermenting outfit, Southern Wild. I...

So…what is the gut microbiome anyway? The gut microbiome is the combined genetic material of a community of microorganisms that live in...

A few weeks ago, I attended a microbiome conference as part of the Frontiers of Science, an initiative of the Australian Academy of...

Last week I attended an incredibly inspiring meeting of Australian early and mid-career researchers working in the microbiome field, an...

You might have heard about fermented foods. But there are so many crazy food fads going around these days — lemon juice detox, anyone? So...