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 …

Major depressive disorder is one of the most disabling mental disorders worldwide.
Increasing preclinical and clinical studies have highlighted that compositional and functional …

In humans, many diseases are associated with alterations in gut microbiota, namely
increases or decreases in the abundance of specific bacterial groups. One example is the …

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 …

Depression is the most common mental disorder and a leading cause of disability
worldwide. Despite abundant research, the precise mechanisms underlying the …

The intricate processes of microbiota-gut-brain communication in modulating human
cognition and emotion, especially in the context of mood disorders, have remained elusive …

Uncovering mechanisms underlying fetal programming during pregnancy is of critical
importance. Atypical neurodevelopment during the pre-and immediate postnatal period has …

Bipolar disorders (BD) represent a severe leading disabling mental condition worldwide
characterized by episodic and often progressive mood fluctuations with manic and …

Evidence supports the observational associations of gut microbiota with a variety of
psychiatric disorders, but the causal nature of such associations remains obscure. Aiming to …

An emerging body of literature demonstrates differences in the gut microbiome (GMB) of
patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) compared to healthy controls (HC), as well …