The gut-sleep-brain axis: Targeting the gut microbiota and sleep quality by individualized non-pharmaceutical approaches to promote healthy ageing

Lazar, Alpar (Principal Investigator)
Vauzour, David (Co-Investigator)

Status	Finished
Effective start/end date	1/09/21 → 30/09/22

Funding

UK Research & Innovation: £50,403.20

A standardised saffron extract improves subjective and objective sleep quality in healthy older adults with sleep complaints: results from the Gut-Sleep-Brain Axis randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study
Lang, L., Ditton, A., Stanescu, A., Jainani, V., McArthur, S., Pourtau, L., Gaudout, D., Pontifex, M. G., Tsigarides, J., Steward, T., Sami, S., Muller, M., Hornberger, M., Vauzour, D. & Lazar, A. S., 7 Sept 2025, In: Food & Function. 16, 17, p. 6817-6832 16 p.
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Sleep abnormalities are associated with greater cognitive deficits and disease activity in Huntington’s disease: A 12-year polysomnographic study
Voysey, Z. J., Goodman, A. O. G., Rogers, L., Holbrook, J. A., Lazar, A. S. & Barker, R. A., 2025, In: Brain Communications. 7, 2, fcaf126.
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Shorter self-reported sleep duration is associated with worse virtual spatial navigation performance in men
Yavuz, E., Gahnstrom, C. J., Goodroe, S., Coutrot, A., Hornberger, M., Lazar, A. S. & Spiers, H. J., 19 Feb 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 4093.
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