Effects of probiotic NVP-1704 on mental health and sleep in healthy adults: An 8-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study by Bagga et al. (2018), the authors examined the effect of introducing a probiotic supplement on the gut microbiome, cognitive and emotional behavior, and cerebral function, in a population of 45 healthy individuals (20 – 40 years old). The participants were divided into three groups (placebo, probiotic, no intervention) […]

This 2018 article considers the influencing role of probiotics in behavior and brain function, and promotes further investigation into the possible relations between the gastrointestinal tract and the CNS since preliminary human and animal studies had observed the anxiolytic effects on the CNS of several probiotic formulations containing Lactobacillus/Bifidobacterium. The early studies began implicating probiotics […]