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title: Drinking coffee changes the gut microbiota and improves mood and memory
description: Drinking coffee regularly measurably alters the gut microbiota, with effects extending to mood, stress, and cognitive function...
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# Drinking coffee changes the gut microbiota and improves mood and memory

Drinking coffee regularly measurably alters the gut microbiota, with effects extending to mood, stress, and cognitive function...

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 apr 23, 2026

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**Bere caffè cambia il microbiota e migliora umore e memoria, nuovo studio scientifico (Drinking coffee changes the gut microbiota and improves mood and memory, according to a new scientific study)**

Drinking coffee regularly measurably alters the gut microbiota, with effects extending to mood, stress, and cognitive function. This is according to research by APC Microbiome Ireland, a research center at University College Cork, published in Nature Communications on April 21, 2026, and sponsored by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC).

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