Can microbiology affect psychiatry? A link between gut microbiota and psychiatric disorders

Schizophrenia is a serious, long-term mental illness marked by symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, cognitive difficulties, and emotional instability, and it often proves challenging to treat. This review by Ansari U. et al. (2024) examines how schizophrenia, a complex psychological disorder, may be related to the gut microbiota—the community of microorganisms living in the digestive […]

The interactions between the intestinal microbiome and nervous signaling play a role in modulating dietary intake through its influence on the hypothalamic hunger and satiety/satiation drivers. Imbalances in food intake is one of the reasons behind lipid accumulation and obesity. However, dietary intake is influenced by voluntary mechanisms spurred by hedonic and reward systems that […]