What’s in Your Belly Affects What’s in Your Head: Link Found Between Schizophrenia & Gut Bacteria, Study Says

What’s in Your Belly Affects What’s in Your Head: Link Found Between Schizophrenia & Gut Bacteria, Study Says
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Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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Scientists have been trying to determine what exactly causes schizophrenia to emerge in a human being but have so far uncovered very little. We know there are changes in certain areas of the brain, and that there’s a genetic component. But the real, root cause of schizophrenia remains a mystery to us.

However, a new study published in the journal Science Advances on February 6 has given us more insight into the origin of schizophrenia, and it’s a rather unexpected one: the gut.

The Gut: Your Second Brain