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Distinct Microbiome and Metabolites Linked with Depression
The gastrointestinal tracts of people with major depressive disorder harbor a signature composition of viruses, bacteria, and their metabolic products, according to the most comprehensive genomic and metabolomic analysis in depression to date.
Distinct Microbiome and Metabolites Linked with Depression
Distinct Microbiome and Metabolites Linked with Depression

The gastrointestinal tracts of people with major depressive disorder harbor a signature composition of viruses, bacteria, and their metabolic products, according to the most comprehensive genomic and metabolomic analysis in depression to date.

The gastrointestinal tracts of people with major depressive disorder harbor a signature composition of viruses, bacteria, and their metabolic products, according to the most comprehensive genomic and metabolomic analysis in depression to date.

GABA

GABA Receptors Are Normal in People with Autism
Ashley P. Taylor | Oct 14, 2018 | 4 min read
Contrary to prior evidence, a study finds receptor density is the same among people without and without the disorder, although GABA signaling still appears to be impaired.
Image of the Day: Rainbow Matter
The Scientist Staff | Aug 14, 2017 | 1 min read
Using diffusion-weighted tractography, scientists can produce a detailed image of the minute neural fibers within a mouse brain.  
Image of the Day: Release Your Inhibitions
The Scientist Staff | Jul 31, 2017 | 1 min read
A drug commonly used to treat clinical depression sets its effects in motion by hampering the release of an inhibitory neurotransmitter in mice.
Another Way Fiber Is Filling
Tracy Vence | Apr 29, 2014 | 2 min read
Acetate, a short-chain fatty acid released following the fermentation of dietary fiber in the gut, accumulates in the brain and can affect appetite in mice.
Neural Target for Autism?
Jef Akst | Feb 7, 2014 | 2 min read
Mouse and rat models of the developmental disorder responded positively to a drug given to their mothers a day before birth.
Pain-Killing Transplants
Ed Yong | May 23, 2012 | 3 min read
Neurons injected into mice help treat chronic pain at its roots, rather than simply alleviating its symptoms.
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