According to a study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, people with social anxiety disorder have a unique melange of gut microbes that, when transplanted into the guts of mice, resulted in the rodents being more socially fearful than other mice who didn't get the fecal microbiome transplant.
These findings align with emerging research indicating that the microbiome can communicate and influence the brain through the gut-brain axis. This complex interplay seems to underlie other mental health conditions like depression and bipolar disorders, opening up the possibility of new targeted therapies.
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