Naomi Gancz
@NGancz
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Doctoral student at @BABLab_UCLA researching how psychosocial experiences affect the brain-gut-microbiome axis of parents and children; she/her
Joined April 2021
So honored to receive this support to explore the connections between the oral microbiome and the brain!.
We're excited to support @NGancz from @UCLA in her incredible project on stress, the oral microbiome, and mental health through our COGDOP Scholarships! 🦷 We love research that deepens the understanding of mind-body-health connections.💫 #MindBodyHealth #MentalHealthResearch
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Our future work will use longitudinal data and higher-resolution microbiome sequencing to uncover more about the relationship between the oral microbiome and mental health, especially in people with a history of adversity exposure. (7/7).
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All in all, our results suggest that cortisol may regulate oral microbiome richness, but that a history of caregiving adversity weakens that relationship. Adversity also has direct associations with the oral microbiome independently of cortisol. (6/7).
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The kids with adversity exposure also had slightly lower levels of some cortisol-sensitive bacteria, and slightly higher levels of certain potentially harmful bacteria. However, only one adversity-related bacteria type was significantly associated with mental health. (5/7).
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For example, for kids without adversity exposure, higher cortisol was linked to lower richness (i.e., fewer different types of bacteria), but this link was weakened in kids with adversity exposure. (4/7).
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We wanted to explore whether differences in the oral microbiome (the microorganisms that live in the mouth) might link adversity to health. We found small but significant associations between oral microbiome traits and caregiving adversity (3/7).
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Kids with a history of caregiving-related adversity (e.g., child maltreatment) are at higher risk for physical, oral, and mental health problems. Finding mechanisms that link these adversities to health is important for developing treatments to reduce that risk. (2/7).
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Excited to share new work from the @BABLab_UCLA and the Mind, Brain, Body team finding weakened links between cortisol and the oral microbiome, as well as altered bacterial abundance, in kids exposed to early caregiving-related adversity. (1/7).
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RT @Dr_BCallaghan: Really excited for this very thorough and clear @washingtonpost write up on @fquerdasi recent @PNASNews paper by @zimmer….
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Had a blast at this year's ISDP meeting, already looking forward to next year in Chicago!
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Excited to announce a new paper, coauthored with @Jordanalevinson and @Dr_BCallaghan, reviewing sex and gender as distinct constructs in human brain-gut-microbiome axis research (.
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Such a joy to share my poster on electrogastrography at #AffectScience2023 and to see so many fellow researchers present on their amazing work.
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RT @StephWert: We've put together an awesome group of speakers for our #healthyaging symposium this Friday 5/13! Register at the link below….
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RT @JessicaUy_PhD: Excited to share my first publication from @BABLab_UCLA where we looked at how parental behaviors impact children's fear….
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The current study investigated the impacts of parental behaviors (threat communication and comforting) on children's COVID-19 fears and whether effects differed by age. Caregivers of 283 children...
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RT @KristenAChu: If you are looking for an incredible research experience with an even more incredible mentor, apply to the @BABLab_UCLA La….
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