Studies on the gut–brain axis suggest that gut bacteria generate bioactive chemicals (metabolites) that can act on the nervous system. I led the microbiome analysis for a large European trial ...

Co-written with Jai Liester. In recent years, research has illuminated the intricate connection between our gut and brain, revealing how this relationship significantly impacts mental health.

influences social functioning via the gut-brain axis, with microbiota-derived bile acids serving as critical mediators in this pathway. This insight offers novel avenues for investigating the ...

A series of experiments on mice has found that they become more aggressive when their gut microbiome is depleted ... in the human gut—with the brain. This pathway is called the microbiota ...

The communication system between your gut and brain is called the gut-brain axis. They’re connected both physically and biochemically in a number of different ways. They may even influence each ...

The human body has several distinct microbiomes—on the skin, in the mouth and in our airways—but the most consequential one for health is probably in the digestive system, commonly called the gut ...

A healthy gut microbiome helps prevent disease, lowering the risk of inflammatory bowel disease, certain cancers, and autoimmune diseases, and also affects brain function via the gut-brain axis.