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neuroscience, microbiology

Gut Microbes May Play a Role in Mental Health Disorders
Ashley Yeager | Jul 5, 2019 | 4 min read
The gut microbiome has been linked to depression, schizophrenia, and other neurological conditions, but it’s not yet clear whether the relationship is causal.
Image of the Day: Puppet Master
Sukanya Charuchandra | Aug 3, 2018 | 1 min read
Researchers study the mechanistic effects of behavioral changes caused by parasites in fruit flies.
Opinion: Microbial Mind Control—Truth or Scare?
Katerina Johnson | May 1, 2018 | 3 min read
Normal brain function may have evolved to depend on gut microbes and their metabolites.
Contributors
Aggie Mika | Oct 1, 2017 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the October 2017 issue of The Scientist.
Infection During Pregnancy Tied to Autism in Mouse Model
Kerry Grens | Sep 13, 2017 | 2 min read
Bacterial strains in mice’s gut microbiomes mediated their pups’ risk for developing abnormal behaviors.
How Microbes May Influence Our Behavior
Amy Lewis | Sep 1, 2017 | 4 min read
Researchers are piecing together the links between the gut microbiome and mental health.
Do Microbes Trigger Alzheimer’s Disease?
Jill U. Adams | Sep 1, 2017 | 10 min read
The once fringe idea is gaining traction among the scientific community.
Brain Bugs
The Scientist | Aug 31, 2017 | 1 min read
Neuropharmacologist John Cryan of University College of Cork in Ireland explains the links between the microbiome and the central nervous system.
Infographic: Brain Infection and Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology
Jill U. Adams | Aug 31, 2017 | 1 min read
Emerging evidence links bacterial or viral infection with the neuropathology of Alzheimer’s disease.
Zika Linked to More Neurological Problems in Adults
Kerry Grens | Aug 14, 2017 | 2 min read
A review of several dozen hospitalized patients in Brazil finds neurological conditions, including inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, in addition to Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Contributors
Ben Andrew Henry | Nov 1, 2016 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the November 2016 issue of The Scientist.
Neurotransmitter-Regulated Immunity
Rachel Nuwer | Sep 15, 2011 | 3 min read
Nerve signals control T cell responses, helping to explain inflammation and stroke.
Art + Science Now
Bob Grant | Sep 1, 2011 | 1 min read
The book that serves as bio art's encyclopedia.
Contributors
The Scientist Staff | Aug 1, 2011 | 2 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the August 2011 issue of The Scientist.
Capsule Reviews
Bob Grant | Aug 1, 2011 | 3 min read
First Life, Radioactivity, Brain Bugs, Life of Earth
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