Newly isolated human gut bacterium reveals possible connection to depression

Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 10:00 in Biology & Nature

Research team studies the compelling connection between one of NIH‘s “most wanted” bacteria and mental health. Researchers have established a correlation between depression and a group of neurotransmitter-producing bacteria found in the human gut. The research team from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, Northeastern University and elsewhere made the connection by first isolating […]

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