Mental Health and Brain Health

The gut-brain connection: How digestive health may shape mental wellbeing

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New research suggests the gut microbiome could shape our mood, resilience, cognition and susceptibility to stress.AFP/Getty Images

Jaime Di Donato is manager of health benefit solutions and product strategy at Medavie Blue Cross.

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A simple measurement of body shape may predict future mental health

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A new study suggests that body shape, specifically the degree of roundness around the abdomen, may help predict the risk of developing depression. Researchers found that individuals with a higher Body Roundness Index faced a higher likelihood of being diagnosed

Mental Health and Brain Health

Tiny Cells Shape Memory, Mood, and Behavior

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Summary: Scientists have uncovered a biological “blueprint” that shows how the brain’s smallest building blocks create the large networks that drive thought, emotion, and behavior. By combining brain imaging with genetic and molecular data, the team demonstrated that cellular and

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Hidden Rhythms Between Your Stomach And Brain Could Shape Your Mood : ScienceAlert

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A new study has identified a link between mental health and the stomach, a region of the gut rarely covered in research on the complex interplay between the central nervous system and the digestive tract.

Both the stomach and the