Discover how groundbreaking research reveals that gut microbes and probiotics could revolutionize anxiety relief and mental ...

University of California, Los Angeles researchers have discovered that chronic stress flips brain activity between two ...

Researchers have discovered that naturally occurring gut microbes produce indoles—compounds that play a key role in ...

New research shows that early life stress disrupts dopamine signaling, altering social motivation and behavior.

Science What if our gut held part of the solution to easing our anxieties? A recent study reveals that gut bacteria and ...

In a first of its kind study, Tufts University School of Medicine researchers demonstrate that interfering with the neural circuits responsible for emotional decisions can increase or decrease ...

A specific microbial metabolite in the gut microbiome that helps regulate brain activity is linked to anxiety, a new study in ...

Further analysis pointed to heightened activity in the basolateral amygdala (BLA), the brain region responsible for processing emotions like fear and stress. New research uncovers gut bacteria's ...

Using male C57BL/6J germ-free (GF) mice, not exposed to live microbes, increased anxiety-related behavior was observed correlating with a significant increase in the immediate early c-Fos gene in the ...

This reduced the elevated neuronal activity in the basolateral amygdala and thus SK2 channel activity. As a result, the mice showed significantly less anxiety-related behavior—their emotional ...

This reduced the elevated neuronal activity in the basolateral amygdala and thus SK2 channel activity. As a result, the mice showed significantly less anxiety-related behavior -- their emotional ...