Neuropsychiatric and neurological diseases in relation to the microbiota-gut-brain axis: From research to clinical care

This 2019 review discusses the overall importance of the interactions between the microbiota in the gut and on the body, the gut, and the brain (the microbiota-gut-brain axis). Since there has been considerable research on this axis’ biological and physiological implications in psychiatric, neurodevelopmental, age-related, and neurodegenerative disorders, it has been explained that the microbiota […]

This 2017 study finds that diet not only influences risk of chronic diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, but may also play a significant role in shaping the microbiome. There is evidence suggesting that dietary changes may even trigger temporary microbial shifts within 24 hours. Microbiota manipulation […]