Schizophrenia has been an evolutionary paradox: it has high heritability, but it is associated
with decreased reproductive success. The causal genetic variants underlying schizophrenia …

Cognitive impairment has been observed in patients with various psychiatric disorders,
including schizophrenia, major depressive disorder (MDD), and bipolar disorder (BD) …

Alzheimer's (AD) and Parkinson's diseases (PD) are common in older people. Autism
spectrum disorders (ASD), anxiety, depression, stress, and cognitive impairment are …

Depression is a common and severe mental disease that places a heavy burden on human
society, which can lead to decreased cognitive function, energy loss, insomnia, and even …

Background Previous studies have reported a variety of gut microbiota alterations in patients
with schizophrenia. However, none of these studies has investigated gut microbiota in …

Growing evidence suggests a potential link between the gut microbiome and schizophrenia.
However, it is unclear whether the gut microbiome is causally associated with …

The present study had the following aims: 1) to compare gut microbiota composition in
patients with schizophrenia and controls and 2) to investigate the association of differentially …

Background Immunopathological concepts have been intensively discussed for
schizophrenia. The polyriboinosinic–polyribocytidylic (PolyI: C) mouse model has been well …

Appetite (satiation and satiety) is an essential element for the control of eating behavior, and
as a consequence human nutrition, body weight, and chronic disease risk. A better …

The gut-brain axis is an essential communication pathway between the central nervous
system (CNS) and the gastrointestinal tract. The human microbiota is composed of a diverse …