Links between gut microbes and depression strengthened.

Just ten years ago, the idea that microorganisms in the human gut could influence the brain was often dismissed as wild. Not any more ...

Links between the central nervous system and the trillions of bacteria in the gut — the microbiota — are now a major focus of research, public interest and press coverage. But how does this 'gut–brain axis' work? The mechanisms by which microorganisms shape aspects of brain functioning such as memory and social behavior, and how they might contribute to conditions such as depression and neurodegenerative disease, are tenuous and often controversial .

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