The study evaluating the effect of probiotic supplementation on the mental status, inflammation, and intestinal barrier in major depressive disorder patients using gluten-free or gluten-containing diet (SANGUT study): A 12-week, randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled clinical study protocol

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Probiotic supplementation improves cognitive function and mood with changes in gut microbiota in community-dwelling older adults: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial

The impact of probiotics on brain functionality in healthy older adults is not well understood, despite probiotics holding promise in improving depression and cognitive derangements through modulating the gut-brain axis, as seen in both human and animal models. In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter trial by Kim et al. (2021), the authors investigated the impact […]

Probiotic food consumption is associated with lower severity and prevalence of depression: A nationwide cross-sectional study

This 2019 study utilized the data on the 26,118 adult participants (aged 19-64) of the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES, 2012-2016) to examine the relationship between probiotic food intake (assessed through a food frequency questionnaire) and depression status [determined using a Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and self-reported clinical diagnosis]. The subjects in […]