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St. Joseph's Healthcare
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON

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BBC Radio 4:
The Second Genome – Gateway to the Mind


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Early evidence for
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Foster lab at Science Rendezvous 2018

CAN-BIND science rendezvous at the University of Toronto
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Dr. Jane Foster speaks at the TEDxYorkUSalon AutismInnovations on April 22, 2017. ​


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​Psychobiotics, gut biomarkers, and the future of mental health 
June 21, 2017

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​Could the link between gut bacteria and the brain help treat disorders like anxiety and depression?

Neuroscientists are only starting to study the links between gut bacteria and the brain, writes Jamie Ball, and it may change how we treat disorders like anxiety and depression​.


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​Mind, Mood & Microbes
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The 1st International Conference on
Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis 

1-2 December 2016
www.mindmoodmicrobes.org/


St. Joe’s Scientist Uncovers Possible Cause of Sex Differences affecting Brain and Behaviour

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Mental Health & Microbes: Can Your Gut Bacteria Affect Your Mood?

A webinar for clinicians about the gut-brain connection by Dr. Jane Foster. 

'Knowing it in your gut' is real, McMaster researchers find

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​Gut feelings: changes in gut microbiota influence the wiring of the brain


“We think that the bridge between mood and food is affected in early life, and then it is completely rewired during adolescence.” Jane Foster​

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​PNAS News Feature: Microbes on the mind


Could the gut microbiome have a critical role in brain and behavior? The notion is starting to gain acceptance amongst both researchers and funders.

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​'Gut Feelings': More Than Heartburn, Indigestion?​

 
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June 5, 2015
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​Anxiety In Your Head Could Come From Your Gut


"The gut bacteria talk to the brain in multiple ways through either the immune system or the enteric nervous system. It's sort of like if you imagine a mesh network and you took your intestinal tract and wrapped that like a hot dog bun outside a hot dog. There are more neurons that directly surround your GI tract than in the whole spinal cord."
Probiotics: A Surprising Way to Beat Stress

Those trillions of microbes that live in your body—sorry!—have an astonishing influence on your state of mind and may affect your waistline.

"Among the factors known to alter the profile of your bacterial world, diet is the strongest." -Jane Foster

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