#2 The gut-brain axis
In March, researchers from Danone and UCLA reported findings from the first human clinical trial to show chronic intake of a fermented milk product with probiotics can alter brain activity.
The UCLA-Danone findings were published in Gastroenterology (doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2013.02.043) and welcomed by Prof Glenn Gibson, a world-renowned expert in pre- and probiotics at the University of Reading in the UK. He told us: "There is evidence that the gut to brain axis exists, with positive and negative potential outcomes. However, modulating it like this is a big step forward."
Please click here to read: 'A big step forward': Probiotics may alter brain activity in healthy people, says Danone/UCLA data
