Harvard researchers found that certain gut bacteria strains can raise or lower the risk of anxiety and depression. The new findings are reshaping mental health care — depression may now be treated through the gut.
The link between the gut and the brain has now been officially confirmed. A new study from Harvard Medical School found that a deficiency of certain bacterial strains may increase the risk of anxiety disorders and depression.
This discovery could radically change the approach to treating mental illness. Clinical trials of probiotics as an adjunct to therapy are already under way. In the near future, gastroenterology and psychiatry will be closely intertwined.
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