Can gut microbes play a role in mental disorders and their treatment?

This 2021 review summarizes the current literature on the relationship between diet, microbiota, and host behavior/brain processes. While diet plays a major role in shaping the gut microbiota composition across the lifespan, people are just beginning to explore whether and how diet can affect the brain via its interactions with the microbiota. Animal studies have […]

The microbiota-gut-brain (MGB) axis represents an intricate network linking the microbiota, gut, and brain, influencing various aspects of health and disease. An imbalance in the gut microbiome, known as dysbiosis, can profoundly affect the MGB axis, leading to changes in microbial composition and function. Recent evidence underscores the link between microbiota changes and neurological and […]