Nutrition for Brain Health

Gut diet link to postpartum depression in mothers

4 min read

Researchers have uncovered a gut-diet link to postpartum depression, finding that eating a diet of soy, fermented foods, and seaweed may nurture beneficial gut bacteria and protect mothers’ mental health.

With the link between the gut microbiome and mental health

Mental Health and Brain Health

How a Mother’s Mental Health Shapes Her Baby’s Social Brain

2 min read

At UMass Chan’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, researchers are on a heartwarming mission: to understand how babies build the brain circuits that help them connect with others.

Through the Baby Brain Study, scientists have been tracking over 80 babies and