The Microbiome and Sleep: Can the Gut Microbiome Help with Chronic Insomnia? Sleep disorders affect many people and can take a heavy toll on daily life. A common form is chronic insomnia: persistent difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep. Sleep aids can help in...
Inheritance through the microbiome Behavioral traits are usually only attributed to genes or upbringing. A new experimental study now shows that the composition of the intestinal flora alone can also shape and pass on behavior over several generations, without any...
Social jet lag disrupts microbiome Social jet lag, i.e. the different sleeping patterns at the weekend compared to working days, influences the microbiome. Social jet lag occurs when people stay up late in the evening (partying, social life) and sleep in in the...
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