Stress-induced mucin 13 reductions drive intestinal microbiome shifts and despair behaviors

While the world is becoming increasingly reliant on highly processed, poor quality foods with links to increased mental disorder risk, Dawson et al. (2016) point out there is evidence that nutrient-rich diet provides protection for mental health, and that the microbiota in the gut is believed to be the key mediator of this relationship. This […]

This 2021 literature review analyzed studies on the diversity or abundance of gut microbes in adult populations with at least one psychiatric disorder such as major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, psychosis and schizophrenia, anorexia nervosa, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The goal was to conduct a meta-analysis of gut microbiota […]