Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating psychiatric condition characterized by a persistently low mood, a lack of ...

For decades, depression treatment has focused almost entirely on the brain, with drugs designed to tweak neurotransmitters ...

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by extreme mood changes. Individuals diagnosed with BD ...

A large-scale analysis suggests that the gut microbiome can be modulated by diet with both favorable and unfavorable effects ...

The huge and diverse community of microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract is intimately linked to many aspects of our health and well-being. .. | Microbiology ...

Last year as many as four million Americans consumed about $3 billion worth of probiotic supplements — living bacteria — in ...

Recent research has identified practical ways to protect and deliver oxygen-sensitive gut bacteria for a path toward safer, ...

Researchers identified 8 immune cell phenotypes that demonstrated causal associations with gout risk: 5 protective and 3 linked to increased risk. Interactions between immune cell phenotypes and gut ...

A major study, involving researchers at Mayo Clinic Arizona and Arizona State University, is examining the influence of gut microflora on patients undergoing bypass surgery, according to a report by ...