2025-09-17
13 分钟Understanding the human body is a team effort.
That's where the Yakult group comes in.
Researchers at Yakult have been delving into the secrets of probiotics for 90 years.
Yakult also partners with Nature Portfolio to advance gut microbiome science through the Global Grants for Gut Health,
an investigator-led research program.
To learn more about Yakult, visit yakult.co.jp.
That's Y-A-K-U-L-T dot C-O dot J-P.
When it comes to a guide for For Scientific American Science Quickly, I'm Rachel Feldman.
People often talk about having gut feelings,
but new research suggests that there may be more to this idiom than we thought.
Scientists are finding that specialized cells in our intestines can send signals directly to the brain,
potentially influencing appetite and even mood.
Recent studies hint that our microbiomes could play a role in this communication system,
though researchers are still trying to understand exactly how these interactions work and what they mean for our health.
Here to walk us through the emerging science of the Belly to Brain Connection is Maya Kelber,
an assistant professor at the University of Arizona in the Department of Physiology.
Thanks so much for coming on to chat with us today.
It's my pleasure.
I'm happy to be here.
So you recently co-authored a study that looks at the gut-brain connection a little bit.