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Early gut bacteria regulate happiness
The above title is taken from a press release that coincided with the new article from John Cryan’s group at University College Cork, Ireland. In this case, “happiness” refers to the “happy hormone”, serotonin. Presumably this notion comes from the … Continue reading
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Tagged antibiotic, antipsychotic, anxiety, depression, GI inflammation, microbiome, multiple sclerosis, sepsis, stress
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Breakthrough in epidemiology of bipolar disorder
Far less is known about the environmental and genetic risk factors for bipolar disorder (BPD) than for schizophrenia (Sz). However, at the recent meeting of the Sz International Research Society in Florence, Alan Brown of Columbia Univ presented data from … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, bipolar, depression, flu, health, influenza, maternal infection, medicine, mental-health, research, schizophrenia, science, third trimester of pregnancy
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Biomarkers for schizophrenia and autism
Currently, mental disorders are diagnosed by analysis of behavior and reports from the patient on their own thoughts. This way of diagnosing disease can be difficult, subjective and messy, particularly with regard to symptom overlaps between disorders. It also necessitates … Continue reading
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Tagged asperger, autism, bipolar, depression, developmental delay, diet and autism, GI inflammation, GI symptoms and autism, inflammation, leaky gut, schizophrenia
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Infectious Behavior 