It may be surprising to learn that the human gastrointestinal tract is home to 1014 bacterial
organisms. 1 In fact, there are more bacteria in the gut than there are somatic cells in the …

The concept of the gut influencing brain and behaviour has existed for almost 2 centuries.
However, this gut-brain axis has been best appreciated and studied in the context of eating …

There is a growing appreciation of the importance of gut microbiota to health and disease.
This has been driven by advances in sequencing technology and recent findings …

The ability of gut microbiota to communicate with the brain and thus modulate behavior is
emerging as an exciting concept in health and disease. The enteric microbiota interacts with …

Tremendous progress has been made in characterizing the bidirectional interactions
between the central nervous system, the enteric nervous system, and the gastrointestinal …

The global market for probiotics is projected to be worth al most $ USD 100 billion by 2020,
1 reflecting growing acceptance that our intestinal microbiota can influence physiologic sys …

In 2016, key studies have increased our understanding of the part played by the brain–gut–
microbiota axis in disorders as diverse as depression, obesity and autism spectrum disorder …

Recent years have witnessed the rise of the gut microbiota as a major topic of research
interest in biology. Studies are revealing how variations and changes in the composition of …

In the last 5 years, interest in the interactions among the gut microbiome, brain, and behavior
has exploded. Preclinical evidence supports a role of the gut microbiome in behavioral …

Every single human consists of thousands of genes, billions of neurons and trillions of
bacteria. There is a rapidly growing number of data that links the gut microbiome to the …