What is Microbiome

Amy Loughman, PhD

Brain health - it's worth mouthing off about

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

Amy Loughman, PhD

The 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 Loughman

Lets 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...

Dr Amy Loughman

Catalyst 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 Emma Beckett

What 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...

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Dr. Sarah Bray & Amy Loughman

Gut Microbes & Your Health 101

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

Amy Loughman, PhD

At the Frontiers of Microbiome Research

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

Amy Loughman, PhD

Gut-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...

Amy Loughman, PhD

So…this microbiome thing?

You’ve probably heard about it…everywhere. Masquerading under topics and terms like ‘gut health’, ‘gut flora’, ’gut bacteria’, ‘good...