Dr Julian Simmons

Dr Julian Simmons

Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

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Arts & Culture

The microbiota and our mental health

Research is revealing the connection between our microbes and our mental health, suggesting that your ‘gut-feeling’ is not just metaphorical

Health & Medicine

How to maintain a healthy biome in a COVID-19 world

COVID-19 has changed our lives, and although it may also be changing our microbiomes, there are many actions that we can take to support the microbes within and around us

Health & Medicine

Are you taking care of the microbes in your mouth?

Our mouths contain billions of microbes. Increasing evidence suggests they are important for our oral and overall health, but modern diets are causing problems

Arts & Culture

Hair samples may help predict mental illness in children

Much like rings in a tree trunk, researchers have discovered hair strands offer an historical record of the trauma an individual has experienced