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Researchers found that Lactobacillus – “friendly” bacteria present in live-cultured yogurt – reversed depressive-like behavior in mice by altering their gut microbiome, the population of microorganisms that reside in the intestines. The study authors – from the University of Virginia School of Medicine – believe it is possible that the probiotic could do the same for humans. “The big hope for this kind of research is that we won’t need to bother with complex drugs and side effects when we can just play with the microbiome,” says lead researcher Alban Gaultier, Ph.D., of the Center for Brain Immunology and Glia at Virginia. “It would be magical just to change your diet, to change the bacteria you take, and fix your health – and your mood,” he adds. An increasing number of studies have indicated that the gut microbiome plays a significant role in mental health. Research published in 2014, for example, found that probiotics – which boost the abundance of friendly gut bacteria – reduce...

Triple negative breast cancer is much more dangerous than normal breast cancer. Its treatment is negligible, and it spreads very fast in the body any type of breast cancer found in women, 10 to 15 percent of cases are of triple negative breast cancer.Triple negative breast cancer is a deadly form of normal breast cancer. Women under the age of 40 are at risk of triple negative breast cancer. Instead, breast skin can become thick, red, and look pitted, like an orange peel. The area might also feel warm or tender and have small bumps that look like a rase. brest cancer look like a pimple. How do you feel when you have breast cancer? Place your left hand on your hip and reach with your right hand to feel in the left armpit. Repeat on the other side.Apart from this, those who have BRCA1 mutation have to face it more than others. There are two types of genes in our body BRCA1 and BRCA2. Triple negative breast cancer is quite different from other breast cancers. It grows and spreads rapid...