TWiN 69: Fibromyalgia and the microbiome
From This Week in Neuroscience by Vincent Racaniello
March 5, 2026 · 1h 11m · Episode 69
About this episode
The episode discusses a study on the impact of gut microbiota from fibromyalgia patients on pain and related phenotypes in mice.
TWiN explains a study which showed that transplanting gut microbiota from women with fibromyalgia into mice induces pain, as well as phenotypes commonly observed in patients, such as immune activation, metabolomic changes, and reduced skin innervation. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Vivianne Morrison, and Tim Cheung Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Gut microbiome promotes pain in fibromyalgia (Neuron) Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey . Thanks! Music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your neuroscience questions and comments to twin@microbe.tv
People in this episode
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Vivianne Morrison, Tim Cheung
Topics covered
- fibromyalgia
- gut microbiota
- pain
- immune activation
- metabolomic changes
- skin innervation
Keywords
- fibromyalgia
- microbiome
- pain
- immune activation
- metabolomics
- skin innervation
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Organizations: Neuron
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