Tag: fecal transplant

  • Joss Stone: Happy Interview with Scott Anderson

    Joss Stone: Happy Interview with Scott Anderson

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    Joss Stone is a multitalented singer, songwriter and actress. On her highly acclaimed podcast called “Cuppa Happy” she interviews intriguing people about what makes them happy. It’s entertaining and always revealing. Here she interviews Scott Anderson, author of The Psychobiotic Revolution, about the connection between gut microbes and mood. Rogue microbes can give you unhealthy…

  • Ready for Your Fecal Transplant?

    Ready for Your Fecal Transplant?

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    Strange as it seems, someone else’s poop — a fecal transplant — could turn your life around. The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure. —D. H. Lawrence Yes, fecal transplants are a thing. And they are just as cringeworthy as you might imagine. But to someone dying of…

  • Transferring the Blues

    Transferring the Blues

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    Can depression be transferred via microbes?  The gut-brain axis–the fascinating connection between gut microbes and the brain–sounds like science fiction. How can such tiny creatures affect our mood and behavior? How much of this story is hype and how much is real, useful science? In 2003, Nobuyuki Sudo and colleagues noticed that germ-free mice behaved…