Mojo ♻️<p>Ever wondered why you’re tossing and turning at night? Turns out it might not just be stress, screens or caffeine – it could be your gut.<br>A study of over 400,000 people has found strong links between certain gut bacteria and the risk of insomnia. Fourteen types increased the risk, while eight types seemed protective. And insomnia doesn’t just get influenced by your microbes – it changes them in return, some bacteria collapsing while others surge.<br>One type, Clostridium innocuum, stood out as especially linked with sleeplessness. It’s a real feedback loop: poor sleep affects the gut, which then makes sleep even harder.</p><p>This could open new approaches to treatment – probiotics, diet changes, even microbiome therapies. Early days, but fascinating stuff.<br>Your sleepless nights might start in the gut.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/sleep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sleep</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/insomnia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insomnia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/microbiome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiome</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/study-of-over-400000-people-links-gut-bacteria-with-insomnia-risk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencealert.com/study-of-over</span><span class="invisible">-400000-people-links-gut-bacteria-with-insomnia-risk</span></a></p>