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Probiotics, Prebiotics and Mental Health

Probiotics, Prebiotics and Mental Health (Adult Population)

The CNP Probiotics, Prebiotics and Mental Health Research Category consolidates research exploring the effects of probiotics, prebiotics, psychobiotics, and synbiotics on mental health. To view each original study on the open internet, click “Original.” To view the CNP-written abstract summary, click “CNP Summary.” While only some CNP-written abstract summaries are available below for free, all are available to CNP members through the CNP Library Membership.

Probiotics: A potential immunotherapeutic approach for the treatment of schizophrenia

  • Karim Maghraby, M.B.B.Ch, M.Sc, Director
  • 02 June 2021
  • Reviewed By CNP STAFF
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Clinical, gut microbial and neural effects of a probiotic add-on therapy in depressed patients: A randomized controlled trial

  • Karim Maghraby, M.B.B.Ch, M.Sc, Director
  • 02 June 2021
  • Reviewed By CNP STAFF

A novel dietary intervention for major depressive disorder (MDD) involves modulation of the gut microbiome to influence the microbiota-gut-brain (MGB) axis, an integral part of the pathology underlying physiological and behavioral derangements seen in MDD. Schaub et al. (2022) conducted this randomized controlled trial investigating the impact of a short-term, high-dose probiotic intervention on reducing […]

Anxiolytic effects of a galacto-oligosaccharides prebiotic in healthy females (18–25 years) with corresponding changes in gut bacterial composition

  • Karim Maghraby, M.B.B.Ch, M.Sc, Director
  • 02 June 2021
  • Reviewed By CNP STAFF

In this 2021 study, healthy female adults were assessed on mood and well-being after taking galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) prebiotic supplements every day for 4 weeks. Stool samples were collected before and after the intervention to analyze their gut microbiota. This study focused on nutritional supplementation in participants transitioning between late adolescence and early adulthood since these […]

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