Recent research finds that weight-loss drugs like Ozempic can act as antidepressants. But the effect is due to changes in the ...

New insights into the gut-brain connection suggest that what you eat may directly influence your mood, focus, stress levels, ...

The gut microbiome has emerged as a key regulator of central nervous system function, with age-related shifts in microbial ...

A new review, published in Microbiology, is the first to systematically review the potential effects of psychotropics (the drugs used to treat bipolar disorder) on the gut microbiome of treated and ...

This review describes how gut microbial messengers, including SCFAs, microbiota-modified bile acids, neuroactive metabolites, ...

The brain is a unique place. It is shielded from much of the body by the blood-brain barrier, meaning it's protected from pathogens and potentially dangerous substances that might be in our blood. And ...

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs), such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and multiple sclerosis (MS), represent a growing global health burden ...

Dr Abhishek Deepak explains psychobiotics, which have the ability to treat brain fog and stress. Here is how they function ...

Researchers are using artificial intelligence to uncover the link between the gut microbiome and Alzheimer's disease. Previous studies showed that Alzheimer's disease patients have changes in their ...

Recently there has been much in the scientific literature surrounding the gut-brain axis. We know now that the bidirectional communication between our brain and gut --our body sending signals to the ...

Racemic ketamine has long been used for anesthesia, analgesia, and sedation [1], and clinical trials have established its rapid antidepressant effects in treatment-resistant patients with major ...