The emerging understanding of gut microbiota as 'metabolic machinery'influencing many
aspects of physiology has gained substantial attention in the field of psychiatry. This is …

The role of the intestinal microbiota as a regulator of gut-brain axis signalling has risen to
prominence in recent years. Understanding the relationship between the gut microbiota, the …

The incidence of depression and anxiety is amplified by obesity. Mounting evidence reveals
that the psychiatric consequences of obesity stem from poor diet, inactivity, and visceral …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a challenge to human wellbeing the world over and is one
of the more serious public health concerns. AMR has the potential to emerge as a serious …

A consequence of our progressively ageing global population is the increasing prevalence
of worldwide age-related cognitive decline and dementia. In the absence of effective …

Although fermentation probably originally developed as a means of preserving food
substrates, many fermented foods (FFs), and components therein, are thought to have a …

The microbiome-gut-brain axis plays a role in anxiety, the stress response and social
development, and is of growing interest in neuropsychiatric conditions. The gut microbiota …

Numerous studies have emphasised the importance of the gut microbiota during early life
and its role in modulating neurodevelopment and behaviour. Epidemiological studies have …

Background In 2013, a few years after the launch of the National Institute of Mental Health's
Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) initiative, Cuthbert and Insel published a paper titled …

There is growing appreciation of key roles of the gut microbiota in maintaining homeostasis
and influencing brain and behaviour at critical windows across the lifespan. Mounting …