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The top of the world is melting

The top of the world is melting | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
The Artic permafrost is melting, releasing vast amounts of greenhouse gases. The world now has to rethink how it tackles climate change.
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Gut Bacteria Regulate Happiness

Gut Bacteria Regulate Happiness | Sustain Our Earth | Scoop.it
APC scientists have shown that brain levels of serotonin, the ‘happy hormone’ are regulated by the amount of bacteria in the gut during early life.

 

This research has multiple health implications as it shows that manipulations of the microbiota (e.g. by antibiotics, diet, or infection) can have profound knock-on effects on brain function. . . .


Via Sakis Koukouvis
Gina Stepp's comment, June 12, 2012 11:08 PM
Interesting . . . especially considering that gut regulation and other emotion-related processes are affected by early-life bonding (attachment . . . relationships). You can't separate bodily health from mental health in the end.
Alice Ruxton Abler's comment, June 13, 2012 4:38 PM
Many thanks!