Can Poop Transplants Treat Bipolar Disorder? The Surprising Connection Between Your Gut And Your Brain
By Matthew Halliday Published August 9, 2018 Every year, more than 400,000 Canadians experience symptoms consistent with bipolar disorder — extreme mood swings whip-sawing between mania and debilitating depression. It’s a particular cruelty of the condition that while some find relief with medication, others experience side effects that seem, in some cases, almost as devastating as […]
Gut Feeling: Can microbes boost your mood?
By Caitlin Dow, PhD Published August 26, 2019 “It sounds a bit like science fiction, doesn’t it?” says Valerie Taylor, head of the department of psychiatry at the University of Calgary. She’s talking about evidence that microbes in your gut may influence your brain. For example: ■ Mice are anxious and prefer dark, enclosed spaces. But […]
UCalgary startup Taylored Biotherapeutics to commercialize psychobiotic therapies
By Microbiome Times Published December 2, 2024 Taylored Biotherapeutics, founded by UCalgary’s Dr. Valerie Taylor, MD, PhD, and supported by Chief Operating Officer Asem Bala, has achieved a significant milestone by securing a $100,000 grant from the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI). This award, part of OBI’s highly competitive Neurotech Entrepreneurship to Validate Emerging Innovations (NERVE) program, will support Taylored Biotherapeutics’ pioneering work in psychobiotic […]
Fecal transplants could ward off depression. Researchers have a pill for that
By Bill Kaufmann Published Aug 13, 2024 What might seem stomach-turning could prove a key to better mental health, say University of Calgary researchers. The scientists have embarked on a study to determine if fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) using so-called poop pills can reduce the effects of depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In a U of C lab, […]
Depression, Anxiety and Autism: Is the Answer in Your Poop?
The gut-brain connection is being researched more vigorously than ever. Dr. Valerie Taylor, an expert in psychiatry research and fecal transplant gives her opinion in this area. Hippocrates has been famously quoted, especially by the functional medicine and holistic doctors, that, “All illnesses begin in the gut.” Today’s podcast guest, Dr. Valerie Taylor may be […]
Gut Bacteria’s Role in Anxiety and Depression: It’s Not Just In Your Head
Mounting evidence shows that gut bacteria affect mental health. Experts are now testing psychobiotics as depression, anxiety and other mental health remedies. For decades, experts scoffed at the idea that gut bacteria affect our mental health. Many called it a fringe theory. Yet mounting evidence suggests that intestinal microbes profoundly shape our thinking and behavior. Human […]
Why the Future of Mental Health Care Could Be in Your Gut
Listen to Taylored CEO Dr Valerie Taylor speak to the Wall Street Journal on the gut brain axis. A growing body of research suggests that the gut microbiome, the bacteria and other organisms that live in the gut, is linked to our mental health. But what if doctors could act on that information to treat […]
Nurosene Enters Into Agreement With Taylored Biotherapeutics to Evaluate Clinical Trial Results
TORONTO, June 22, 2022 /CNW/ – Nurosene Health Inc. (“Nurosene” or the “Company”) (CSE: MEND) (Frankfurt: 8TV) (OTC: MNNDF), a healthtech company focused on delivering innovative AI-based technology solutions for mental performance and wellness, enters into a Master Service Agreement with Taylored Biotherapeutics (“Taylored”), an early-stage biotechnology company focused on developing safe and effective microbial based therapies, or […]
