Monday, 18 February 2019

Schizophrenia's surprising link to the gut

a post by Matt Davis for the Big Think blog

What's in your tummy might affect what's in your head.

  • For decades, researchers have tried in vain to answer the question: What causes schizophrenia?
  • At the same time, we've developed a growing understanding of how intimately linked the bacteria in our gut and our brains are.
  • New research shows that schizophrenics have vastly different microbiomes, potentially uncovering a cause of — and maybe a future cure to — schizophrenia.

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