mo4ch:>‘Stress vaccine’ that could mitigate PTSD & anxiety possible within next 15yrs | Mo4ch News

Scientists studying a specific kind of bacterium found in dirt believe it could help us produce a ‘stress vaccine’ within the next 10 to 15 years to stave off the risk of developing PTSD and other stress-related illnesses.The bacterial ‘magic bullet’, known as Mycobacterium vaccae (‘M. vaccae’ for short), contains anti-inflammatory, immunoregulatory, and stress resilience properties. It can alleviate asthma symptoms, prevent a variety of inflammation-related disorders including colitis and certain kinds of bowel disease and could even prevent stress-induced anxiety responses in the human body.Immunization with a prepared form of M. Vaccae can also induce anti-inflammatory responses in the brain, though the exact mechanism in which it operates remains a mystery.Also on rt.comBlood donation breakthrough sees scientists convert all types to O using gut bacteriaThis latest research, reported in Psychopharmacology, stems from the “old friends” theory which claims that humans and certain mi…