ACT in action.

Researchers at the University of Calgary are investigating the impact of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in patients with bipolar disorder, depression and obsessive compulsive disorder. One patient shares his live-changing experience participating in a clinical trial targeting depression.

A growing body of research has revealed a link between the gut microbiome and mental disorders, such as treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

MPR News host Angela Davis revisits a conversation with gastroenterologists, Dr. Alexander Khoruts from the University of Minnesota and Dr. Xiao Jing Wang from Mayo Clinic, who discuss what good gut health looks like and how you can improve your digestive health.

A team of researchers found that the presence and abundance of certain gut bacteria varied with the participants’ emotional states. Those who reported higher levels of positive emotions had different bacterial compositions compared to those who reported higher levels of negative emotions.

A new study indicates that microbial diversity in the gut is closely related to the severity of the major depressive disorder. Compared to healthy individuals, the abundance of Bacteroides species was significantly increased in participants with moderate and severe depression, while Ruminococcus and Eubacterium were depleted mainly in participants with severe depression.

A recent study demonstrated that the microbiome is altered in patients with Anorexia Nervosa, when compared with healthy individuals. Additionally, when healthy mice received transplanted Anorexia Nervosa stools, initially lost more weight, had slower weight gain and had a higher incidence of appetite suppression genes when compared to mice receiving healthy transplanted stools.