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Gut microbes from people with schizophrenia alter mouse behavior

Researchers at the University of Coimbra in Portugal recently investigated whether gut microbes from people with schizophrenia could affect behavior and immune activity in mice.

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Researchers at the University of Coimbra in Portugal recently investigated whether gut microbes from people with schizophrenia could affect behavior and immune activity in mice. Their findings, published in Translational Psychiatry , hint at a possible immune connection between the gut and brain. Schizophrenia is an often debilitating psychiatric disorder that can disrupt people's thinking, perception and behavior.

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