Scientists uncover how fermented-food bacteria can guard against depression, anxiety
Updated: 2023-11-30 14:32:37
, Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Scientists uncover how fermented-food bacteria can guard against depression , anxiety November 30, 2023 University of Virginia University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered how Lactobacillus a bacterium found in fermented foods and yogurt , helps the body manage stress and may help prevent depression and anxiety . The findings open the door to new therapies to treat anxiety , depression and other mental-health . conditions The new research from UVAâ s Alban Gaultier , Ph.D . and collaborators is notable because it pinpoints the role of Lactobacillus separating it out from all the other microorganisms that naturally live in and on our bodies .
Skip to content Menu Follow us on Threads Our Bloggers Google News Substack FaceBook Contribute Contact Search Nanodiamonds block tumor metastasis in mice November 28, 2023 South Asian University Effect of treatment with carbon nanodiamonds on the growth and metastasis of B16F10-Luc2 tumor in mice by bioluminescence imaging . Nanodiamonds are 2-8 nm carbon nanoparticles , which can be easily functionalized with various chemical groups like carboxylic groups or . drugs Previous research has shown that actively dividing cells are more likely to absorb nanodiamonds and that epithelial cells treated with carboxylic nanodiamonds lose the ability to migrate across cell permeable cellulose . membranes Rajiv K . Saxena and colleagues explored whether nanodiamonds might block tumor metastasis , a