The association between gut-health promoting diet and depression: A mediation analysis

Alterations in gut microbiota composition have been associated with anxiety behaviors in rodents, but the neural mechanisms connecting microbiota and their metabolites to anxiety are not yet understood. The immediate early c-Fos gene expression in the basolateral amygdala (BLA) significantly increased in male C57BL/6J germ-free (GF) mice in this study by Yu et al. (2025), […]

The severity of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) has recently been connected to microbiome changes, suggesting that the gut microbiome may play a role in the development of AUDs. The act of consuming an excessive amount of alcohol quickly is known as binge drinking. Binge drinking is frequently seen in the critical adolescent growth stage. In […]