Microbiome
Can you eat your way to better gut health?
BBC science journalist Dr Michael Mosley has been testing out which foods promote the good bugs, and whether those probiotic drinks actually work. Audio
Are your gut microbes making you fat?
Eating high-calorie foods causes changes to the the bacteria living inside your gut which can hamper weight loss and contribute to yo-yo dieting, according to a new study. Audio
Microbes and moods
We are more microbe than human, and our microbiome may be affecting our brain, moods and behaviour. Audio
Microbes and moods
We are more microbe than human, and our microbiome may be affecting our brain, moods and behaviour.
AudioYour microbiome and brain health
It seems like the colony of bacteria living inside our gut has never been so important! Previous studies have revealed links between the composition of this microbiome and our mood, how likely mothers… Audio
Science: neurostatins and malarial microbiome
Naked Science with Dr Chris Smith with news that researchers in the UK have used a cancer drug to block the process in the brain that leads to Alzheimer's disease. Also the severity of a dose of… Audio
Microbial moods
Dr Chris Smith on how your gut microbes could be affecting your mood. Also the discovery of the earliest evidence yet of Earth's magnetic field, found in some 4.4 billion year old Australian rock. Audio
Hangovers and microbes
Professor Tim Spector of King's College London on how the microbial communities in your gut could be playing a major role in how bad your hangover is after you overindulge in alcohol. Audio
Rob Knight - follow your gut
Ex-pat Kiwi Rob Knight looks at allergies, obesity and acne - conditions that may be caused, and someday cured, by the microscopic life inside us. His TED book 'Follow Your Gut: The Enormous Impact of… Audio
Roger Lentle: probiotics and faecal transplants
Professor of Digestive Biomechanics at the College of Health, Massey University, an Associate Investigator at the Riddet Institute, and leader of the Digesta Group, are acknowledged world leaders in… Audio
Moving microbiomes
The Home Microbiome Study tries to understand how the communities of microbes living in and on us colonise our rooms and buildings. Jack Gilbert of the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National… Audio
Faecal transplants
We look at the debate going on in the US- soon to come to NZ- over how faecal transplants should be regulated. With Mark Smith of MIT and the OpenBiome stool bank. Audio
