Many pathways connect stress and obesity, two highly prevalent problems facing society
today. First, stress interferes with cognitive processes such as executive function and self …

Normal eating behaviour is coordinated by the tightly regulated balance between intestinal
and extra-intestinal homeostatic and hedonic mechanisms. By contrast, food addiction is a …

The microbiota, the gut, and the brain communicate through the microbiota-gut-brain axis in
a bidirectional way that involves the autonomic nervous system. The vagus nerve (VN), the …

Early life stressors display a high universal prevalence and constitute a major public health
problem. Prolonged psychoneurobiological alterations as sequelae of early life stress (ELS) …

The importance of the gut–brain axis in regulating stress-related responses has long been
appreciated. More recently, the microbiota has emerged as a key player in the control of this …

The gut microbiota is a complex system, consisting of a dynamic population of
microorganisms, involved in the regulation of the host's homeostasis. A vast number of …

Exposure to stress during critical periods in development can have severe long-term
consequences, increasing overall risk on psychopathology. One of the key stress response …

Although the prominent role of the microbiome in human health has been established, the
early-life microbiome is now being recognized as a major influence on long-term human …

The immediate and long-term effects of exposure to early life stress (ELS) have been
documented in humans and animal models. Even relatively brief periods of stress during the …

Advances in sequencing technology and bioinformatics have greatly enhanced our ability to
understand the human microbiome. Over the last decade, a growing body of literature has …