Dietary magnesium deficiency alters gut microbiota and leads to depressive-like behaviour

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the diseases that the gut microbiome is suggested to exert a critical role in regarding its pathogenesis, in addition to modulating brain function. As per recent literature, the gut microbiome was found to constantly communicate with the brain—and vice versa—through several neural, endocrine and inflammatory signaling pathways, which […]

Limbana et al. (2020) considered the beneficial effects of the gut microbiome on mental health, and thus conducted this literature review searching the PubMed database for studies pertinent to the gut microbiome and its relationship with depression. After analyzing the 26 studies that met the inclusion criteria, this review discovered a strong association between microbiome […]