There is growing appreciation of key roles of the gut microbiota in maintaining homeostasis
and influencing brain and behaviour at critical windows across the lifespan. Mounting …

During pandemics, governments take drastic actions to prevent the spreading of the
disease, as seen during the present COVID-19 crisis. Sanctions of lockdown, social …

Gut microbiota depletion may result in cognitive impairment and emotional disorder. This
study aimed to determine the possible association between host gut microbiota, cognitive …

The two-hit stress model predicts that exposure to stress at two different time-points in life
may increase or decrease the risk of develo** stress-related disorders later in life. Most …

Background Cognitive symptoms of major depressive disorder, such as negative cognitive
bias, are more prevalent in women than in men. Cognitive bias involves pattern separation …

Environment is known to substantially alter mental state and behaviour across the lifespan.
Biological barriers such as the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and gut barrier (GB) are major …

Adolescence is pivotal for neural and behavioral development across species. During this
period, maturation occurs in several biological systems, the most well-recognized being …

The prevalence of depression significantly increases during puberty and adolescence.
Puberty is the period during which sexual maturity is attained, while adolescence persists …

Adolescence is a critical time of brain development for regions governing social behaviour
and social learning. Social experiences influence the ongoing maturation of the neural …

Exposure to early stressful events increases susceptibility to post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) in adulthood, in which the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis plays a crucial …