Atlas Genetics

04/30/2026

Glyphosate will reduce your Alkermansia

'Low-dose glyphosate exposure alters gut microbiota composition and modulates gut homeostasis' (2023)
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10330715/

"increasing glyphosate concentrations reduced Firmicutes and increased Bacteroidetes relative abundance at 90 days (Supplementary Figure 1A). This change was reflected in the Bacteroidetes to Firmicutes (B:F) ratio, where a significant increase in the B:F ratio was observed over time for the 100 μg/ml group (R = 0.6, p = 0.0083) (Supplementary Figure 1B). No significant change in the B:F ratio over time was observed for the control and 10 μg/ml groups (Supplementary Figure 1B). Furthermore, LEfSe was used to identify microbial taxonomic markers in the control and 10 μg/ml groups at 90 days. We found that Clostridia and Lachnospiraceae were important taxa distinguishing the 10 μg/ml group, while Actinobacteria and Bifidobacterium were enriched in the control group (Fig 2A, 2B). Similarly, comparison between the 100 μg/ml and control group at 90 days showed that Bacteroidetes was significantly enriched in the 100 μg/ml group, while the genus Lactobacillus was the major marker in control (Figure 2C, 2D). At an FDR of ≤25%, 13 taxa at the species level were differentially abundant. The top 7 species with an average of ≥4000 reads in at least one of the groups are shown in Figure 3. Multiple species belonging to the Lactobacillus genus showed lower abundance in glyphosate-exposed groups where Lactobacillus murinus and Lactobacillus sp. ASF360 were depleted in the 100 μg/ml group and Lactobacillus reuteri was depleted in the 10 μg/ml group. Additionally, Bifidobacterium pseudolongum showed lower abundance in the 10 μg/ml group compared to the control. Furthermore, Bacteroides acidifaciens showed higher abundance, and Enterorhabdus mucosicola showed lower abundance in the 10 μg/ml and 100 μg/ml glyphosate-exposed groups. A number of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus sp. are known probiotics with antitumor activity, antioxidant, antibacterial, and immunomodulatory activity (O'Callaghan and van Sinderen, 2016, Di Cerbo et al., 2016). Thus, our microbiome analysis showed that glyphosate exposure at U.S. ADI levels result in the loss of beneficial bacteria."

04/08/2026

A recent study found that removing processed foods for just 5 weeks reduced ADHD symptoms in 53% of children.
Whole, nutrient-dense foods may play a powerful role in brain health, behavior, and attention. From artificial additives to excess sugar, what kids eat could directly impact how they feel and function every day.

01/24/2026

Forget the idea that your brain peaks in your 20s. A new Australian study published in Intelligence found that overall mental functioning may actually peak between 55 and 60, driven more by gains in judgment, emotional control, and decision-making than raw speed. Researchers analyzed 16 psychological traits and found that while some abilities slow with age, others strengthen enough to improve overall cognitive performance well into later life. The takeaway challenges old assumptions about aging and productivity. Age is a poor proxy for capability, and experience, emotional regulation, and measured thinking may be the real cognitive superpowers.

07/27/2025

The most powerful medicine isn’t found in a pill bottle, it’s found in connection.

This quote by perfectly captures what I’ve witnessed after 30+ years in functional medicine: Community is medicine.

The emerging field of sociogenomics shows us that our social connections literally change our gene expression. When we’re surrounded by love, support, and meaningful relationships, our bodies respond at the cellular level; reducing inflammation, boosting immunity, and promoting healing.

I’ve seen it firsthand: 15,000 people in our community lost 250,000 pounds not just through better nutrition, but through the power of connection and shared purpose. When we heal together, we heal faster and deeper.

Your relationships are like a prescription-strength medicine for your mind, body, and soul. The strongest predictor of longevity isn’t your cholesterol or blood pressure, it’s the quality of your connections.

So ask yourself: Who is your community? Who loves you? Who do you love?

That’s where your healing begins. Tag someone you love below 🫂

06/25/2025

Most babies are low in bifido.

76% of U.S. infants have gut dysbiosis, lacking key Bifidobacterium, increasing risk of eczema, allergies & asthma by age 2. My Baby Biome, the largest U.S. study, uses advanced metagenomics & AI to reveal the urgent need to restore infant microbiomes.

06/04/2025

Profound new research:
'Aberrant gut-microbiota-immune-brain axis development in premature neonates with brain damage'
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312821003802?via%3Dihub

"Notably, Klebsiella overgrowth in the gut is highly predictive for brain damage and is associated with a pro-inflammatory immunological tone. These results suggest that aberrant development of the gut-microbiota-immune-brain axis may drive or exacerbate brain injury in extremely premature neonates and represents a promising target for novel intervention strategies."

"Most notably, we found that networks produced with samples from infants without severe brain injuries displayed a more central role of PDGF-BB as compared with infants with severe brain injuries, whose networks were rather centered around interleukin 17a (IL-17a)"

Note: this Proteobacteria overgrowth is also likely cause of the preterm birth per research, as well as increased risk of adverse v-accine reaction.
h/t Gemma Herbertson, Diets for Epilepsy group